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Wrigley may refer to: Companies * Wrigley Company, a chewing gum manufacturer * EG Wrigley and Company, a British manufacturer of cars, car components and mechanical parts People * Wrigley (surname), a list of people with the name Places United States * Wrigley, Long Beach, California, a group of neighborhoods * Wrigley, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Wrigley, Tennessee, a census-designated place and unincorporated community Elsewhere * Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada, a community ** Wrigley Airport * Wrigley Brook, a culverted watercourse in Greater Manchester, England * Wrigley Airfield, an American World War II airfield on Eniwetok Atoll * Wrigley Bluffs, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica * Wrigley Gulf, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica Sports * Wrigley Field, a Major League Baseball ballpark in Chicago * Wrigley Field (Los Angeles), a ballpark * Wrigley National Midget Tournament, a former Canadian ice hockey tournament (1973–1978) ** Wrigley Cup, former n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Company
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, also known as Wrigley Company or simply Wrigley's, is an American multinational candy and chewing gum company, based in the Global Innovation Center (GIC) in Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley's is a subsidiary of Mars Inc., and, along with Mars chocolate bars and other candy products, makes up Mars Wrigley Confectionery. It is the largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum in the world. The company currently sells its products in over 180 countries and districts, operates in over 50 countries, and has 21 production facilities in 14 countries. History The company was founded on April 1, 1891, in Chicago, Illinois by William Wrigley Jr. Wrigley's gum was traditionally made out of chicle, sourced largely from Central America. In 1952, in response to Decree 900, land reforms attempting to end feudal working conditions for peasant farmers in Guatemala, Wrigley's discontinued purchasing chicle from that country. Wrigley's announced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a ballpark on the North Side, Chicago, North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Whales of the Federal League, which folded after the 1915 in baseball, 1915 baseball season. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20, 1916 Chicago Cubs season, 1916, defeating the 1916 Cincinnati Reds season, Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired the Cubs in 1921 Chicago Cubs season, 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 Chicago Cubs season, 1920 to 1926 Chicago Cubs season, 1926, before changing its name to Wrigley Field in 1927 Chicago Cubs season, 1927. The stadium currently seating capacity, seats 41,649 people. In the North Side Community areas in Chicago, community area of Lakeview, Chicago, Lakeview in the Lakeview, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Lodge
Wrigley Lodge is a building at 509 N. Union, Chicago, Illinois. Owned by the Salvation Army since 1931, it most recently housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store and adult rehabilitation center. American Institute of Architects Chicago (2014) AIA Guide to Chicago'. Third Edition. University of Illinois Press. p. 170. Retrieved October 12, 2019.Myers, Quinn.Near Tribune Printing Plant Being Considered For Casino, ''Block Club Chicago''. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022. History Early uses The building was designed by the architectural firm of Furst & Rudolph and was built in 1891 by Biemolt & Carter at a cost of between $40,000 and $50,000.The Real Estate and Building Journal'. Vol. 33, No. 1. June 27, 1891. pp. 918, 920. Retrieved October 16, 2019.Meyer, Henry C. (1891). The Engineering Record'. Vol. 24. p. 227. Retrieved October 16, 2019. The building was originally the Braun & Fitts Butterine Factory. In 1897, a law was enacted in Illinois prohibiting the coloring of butteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Building
The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located at 400–410 North Michigan Avenue on Chicago's Near North Side. It is located on the Magnificent Mile directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower. Its two towers in an elaborate style were built between 1920 and 1924 to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company. Its bright white facade is covered in terra cotta. History When ground was broken for the Wrigley Building in 1920, there were no major office buildings north of the Chicago River. The Michigan Avenue Bridge, which spans the river just south of the building, was still under construction. The land was selected by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. for the headquarters of his company. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White using the shape of the Giralda tower of Seville's Cathedral combined with French Renaissance details. The south tower was completed in September 1921 and the north tower i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBC Wrigley
The ''Wrigley'' was a wooden steamship operated by the Hudson's Bay Company on the Mackenzie River, and its tributaries, including the Peel River, Great Slave Lake, and the lower reaches of the Slave River. She was built on the Slave River, downstream of the very large rapids between Fort Smith and Fitzgerald, Alberta, in 1885. Her steam engine and other components would have had to have been shipped from central Canada, and hauled over the portage. Her hull was built from Spruce, harvested locally. She was screw-propelled, and drew approximately 5 to 6 feet, ''"when fully laden"''. She was either long or long, wide and displaced 60 tons. According to documents from the Senate of Canada she was one of just three steamships on the Mackenzie River system, and the only one downstream of the Fort Smith-Fort Resolution rapids. In August 1889 the ''Wrigley'' surveyed shallows ''"50 miles downstream from Fort Good Hope"'' and found the deepest passage she could find was ''"on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USC Wrigley Institute For Environmental Studies
The USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability is an environmental research and education academic unit within the University of Southern California. It encompasses a wide range of faculty and topics across the university as well as operating a marine laboratory at the edge of Two Harbors, California on Catalina Island approximately 22 miles (35 km) south-southwest of Los Angeles. The USC Wrigley Institute has specialized programs in environmental and sustainability topics across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The Institute also grants academic degrees through the USC Dornsife Environmental Studies Program and is home to the USC Sea Grant Program, part of the National Sea Grant Program through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. History of the Wrigley Institute USC established the Philip K. Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island at Big Fisherman Cove following a grant of more than 14 acres of land from the famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Trophy
The Wrigley Trophy is an award given for motorboats. It was awarded as early as 1912 with a $1,500 cash prize. In 1912 the award was disputed when James A. Pugh contested the win by J. Stuart Blackton. He argued that Baby Reliance II was allowed a late entry and had already missed two rounds of competition. Winners *Cassandra (raceboat); George Griffith (1960) *Baby Reliance II, J. Stuart Blackton (1912) References {{reflist Science and technology awards Motorboat racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telus Cup
The Telus Cup is Canada's national Minor hockey, under-18 ice hockey club championship. It is an annual event, held by Hockey Canada each April. From 1979 to 2003, the national championship was sponsored by Air Canada. The current champions are the Regina Pat Canadians who won the 2024 Telus Cup, 2025 Telus Cup. History Wrigley Cup (1973–1978) The forerunner to the Canadian national under-18 championship was the ''Wrigley National Midget Hockey Tournament,'' which ran from 1974 though 1978. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Devine (ice hockey), Jack Devine announced the sanction of the new national midget hockey tournament for the top 12 teams in the country, with the Wrigley Company being the initial sponsor. Gord Renwick organized the first event in 1974, and served as the tournament chairman. The 1974 Wrigley Cup was scheduled at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, with the winning team would earn a trip to the Soviet Union, and future events would be rotated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley National Midget Tournament
The Telus Cup is Canada's national under-18 ice hockey club championship. It is an annual event, held by Hockey Canada each April. From 1979 to 2003, the national championship was sponsored by Air Canada. The current champions are the Regina Pat Canadians who won the 2025 Telus Cup. History Wrigley Cup (1973–1978) The forerunner to the Canadian national under-18 championship was the ''Wrigley National Midget Hockey Tournament,'' which ran from 1974 though 1978. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Devine announced the sanction of the new national midget hockey tournament for the top 12 teams in the country, with the Wrigley Company being the initial sponsor. Gord Renwick organized the first event in 1974, and served as the tournament chairman. The 1974 Wrigley Cup was scheduled at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, with the winning team would earn a trip to the Soviet Union, and future events would be rotated around Canada. In 1973, prior to Wrigley, the Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles, California. It hosted minor league baseball teams in the region for more than 30 years. It was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), as well as for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) during their inaugural season in 1961. The park was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, who had designed MLB stadiums Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The ballpark was used as the backdrop for Hollywood films about baseball, the 1960 TV series ''Home Run Derby'', jazz festivals, beauty contests, and civil rights rallies. History Called Wrigley's "Million Dollar Palace", Wrigley Field was built in South Los Angeles in 1925, and was named after William Wrigley Jr., a chewing gum magnate. Wrigley owned the first tenants, the Los Angeles Angels, a PCL team, and their parent club, the Chicago Cubs. In 1925, the Angels moved to Wrigley Field. Wrigley's Major League stadium (originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Gulf
The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded in the ice shelf. Location File:C74126s1 Ant.Dean Island Getz Ice Shelf.jpg, Western ice shelf Shepard to Carney islands File:C74112s5 Ant.Map Martin Peninsula context.jpg, Eastern ice shelf Carney Island to Martin Peninsula The Getz Ice Shelf extends along the north shore of Marie Byrd Land, from Hanessian Foreland and McDonald Heights in the west to Cape Herlacher on the Martin Peninsula to the east. The western section lies along the Hobbs Coast, while the section east of Dean Island lies along the full length of the Bakutis Coast. In the west the ice sheet is fed by glaciers that include, from west to east, Johnson Glacier, Venzke Glacier, Berry Glacier and DeVicq Glacier. Discovery and name The ice shelf westward of Siple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EG Wrigley And Company
E G Wrigley & Co Limited was a British tool maker, car component, and mechanical parts manufacturer, located at Foundry Lane, Soho, Birmingham active from 1897 to 1923. Foundation Edward Greenwood Wrigley established a tool making business at 232 Aston Road, Birmingham in 1898. He expanded in 1902 by moving some operations to Foundry Lane, Soho, Birmingham. They manufactured high-speed twist drills and made a specialty of milling cutters, taper and adjustable reamers and gear cutters.The Olympia Show, ''The Commercial Motor'', 22 November 1906, page 13 Small tools and Gears In addition to the small tools mentioned Wrigley's made gears of many types for all mechanisms but the engine and they assembled gears into boxes making a number of products. Their reputation for high quality was excellent though Dr Lanchester went on record as saying the one use for a Wrigley Worm was for fishing. Transmission sets A range of three speed gearboxes and worm-driven back axles with propeller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
