Editing Wrigley Field (section)

===Main entry marquee===
Directly over the main entrance to the stadium stands a large, red, [[art deco]]-style [[marquee (sign)|marquee]],<ref name="Bannon 2016 s698">{{cite news| last=Bannon | first=Tim | title=Historic marquee returns to Wrigley Field | website=Chicago Tribune | date=April 7, 2016 | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/04/07/historic-marquee-returns-to-wrigley-field-in-red-and-green/ | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> with "Wrigley Field, Home of Chicago Cubs" painted in white. The marquee was installed in 1934, and was originally painted green with changeable sections to announce upcoming games.<ref name="Ballpark Digest_2016">{{cite web |last=Reichard |first=Kevin | title=Famous Wrigley Field Marquee Is Back Up | website=Ballpark Digest | date=April 7, 2016 | url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2016/04/06/famous-wrigley-field-marquee-is-back-up/ | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> By 1939, it was repainted dark blue and the original "Home of the Cubs", was replaced with "Home of Chicago Cubs". In years when the Bears played there, the sign was changed appropriately during football season.<ref name="MLB.com 2024 o221">{{cite web |last=Kruth |first=Cash | title=Marquee at Wrigley Field a beloved relic | website=MLB.com | date=April 20, 2024 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/marquee-at-wrigley-field-a-beloved-relic/c-71241044 | access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> On March 23, 1960, the Cubs repainted the sign red.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Compendium of Events Since the last Cubs World Series Victory|url=http://www.justonebadcentury.com|publisher=Just One Bad Century|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 1982, a two-line announcement board was replaced with an electronic LED message board, and a backlit advertising panel was added below (this is now solid red). The marquee uses red neon lights at night, showing "Wrigley Field" in red, with the rest of the sign in darkness. A [[Budweiser]] Beer slogan was on the lower panel in the early 1980s, around the time when the team added the LED signage. The [[Chicago Transit Authority]] Addison street platform that serves Wrigley Field uses an image of the marquee painted on walls to announce the destination. In November 2010, the marquee was painted purple with an [[Allstate Insurance]] logo for the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]], who played as the home team against the [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois Fighting Illini]] in a [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] football game.

In 2015, a [[Toyota]] emblem was placed on the lower panel just below the LED sign on the marquee; previously, the area was used for logos of transient corporate sponsors and team initiatives. Toyota, one of the team's "legacy partners", began displaying other signage in and around the park in 2016, including branding on all of its parking lots.<ref name="Crains Chicago Business">{{cite news |title=Toyota Logo to Adorn Wrigley Field Marquee|first=Danny|last=Ecker|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150821/BLOGS04/150829981/toyota-logo-to-adorn-wrigley-field-marquee|work=[[Crain's Chicago Business]]|date=August 21, 2015|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref>

The marquee was temporarily removed and restored for the 2016 season, including new paint, a new LED display board, and new neon lights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrigley Field Restoration Update: Landmarks Commission Approves Marquee Renovation|first=Neil|last=Finnell|url=http://chicagocubsonline.com/archives/2016/02/wrigley-field-restoration-update-landmarks-commission-approves-marquee-renovation.php|work=Chicago Cubs Online|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-date=January 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113013121/http://chicagocubsonline.com/archives/2016/02/wrigley-field-restoration-update-landmarks-commission-approves-marquee-renovation.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> The back of the sign was given a new green paint job as well, which can now be seen from inside the terrace level.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic Marquee Returns to Wrigley Field -- in Red and Green|first=Tim|last=Bannon|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-wrigley-field-marquee-returns-20160406-story.html|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref>

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| footer    = (Left) The marquee outside Wrigley Field; (Center) The marquee was temporarily painted purple for the 2010 [[Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry|Land of Lincoln Trophy]] college football game; (Right) Installed in 1934,<ref>{{cite web|title=Marquee at Wrigley Field a Beloved Relic|first=Cash|last=Cruth|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/marquee-at-wrigley-field-a-beloved-relic/c-71241044|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114165740/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/71241044/marquee-at-wrigley-field-a-beloved-relic/|url-status=live}}</ref> the marquee was removed for restoration for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iconic Wrigley Field Marquee Removed For Renovation Work|first=Lisa|last=Fielding|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/iconic-wrigley-field-marquee-removed-for-renovation-work/|work=[[WBBM-TV|CBS Chicago]]|date=November 2, 2015|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref>
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