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Wrigley (other)
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 name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Company
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, known as the Wrigley Company, is an American multinational chewing gum (Wrigley's gum) company, based in the Global Innovation Center (GIC) in Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley's is wholly owned by Mars, Incorporated, 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 including the United States, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Colombia, Poland, Russia, China, India, Japan, Kenya, Australia, and New Zealand. 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 Latin America. In 1952, in response to Decree 900, land reforms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the 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 baseball season. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20, 1916, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927. The current seating capacity is 41,649. It is actually the second stadium to be named Wrigley Field, as a Los Angeles ballpark with the same name opened in 1925. In the North Side community area of Lakeview in the Wrigleyville neighborhood, Wrigley Field is on an irregular block bounded by Clark and Addison streets to the west and south, and Waveland and Sheffield ave ... [...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 in May 1 ... [...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 (Canada), 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, Northwest Territories, 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"'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USC Wrigley Institute For Environmental Studies
The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is an environmental research and education facility run by the University of Southern California. It is an organized research unit that 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 microbiology, geobiology, ocean biogeochemistry, living marine resources (including fisheries and aquaculture), climate change, coastal environmental quality and the urban ocean. The Institute is also 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 the island at Big Fisherman's Cove following a grant of more than 14 ac ... [...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 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 Moncton Flyers who won the 2022 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 Edward ... [...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 Moncton Flyers who won the 2022 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 Edwa ... [...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 minor league Los Angeles Angels during their run in the Pacific Coast League, as well as for the inaugural season of the major league team of the same name in 1961. The park was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, who had previously designed both Chicago ballparks: Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field. The ballpark was also used as the backdrop for several Hollywood films about baseball, as well as the 1960 TV series '' Home Run Derby''. History Called Wrigley's "Million Dollar Palace", Wrigley Field was built in South Los Angeles in 1925, and was named after William Wrigley Jr., the chewing gum magnate. Wrigley owned the first tenants, the original Los Angeles Angels, a Pacific Coast League team, and their parent club the Chicago Cubs. In 1925, the Angels moved from their former home at Washington Park, which was also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrigley Gulf
Wrigley Gulf is an embayment about 115 miles wide along the coastline of Antarctica, lying seaward of the Getz Ice Shelf. Nearly a right angle in plan, its limits are described by Grant Island, Dean Island, and Siple Island, which are partially or wholly embedded in the ice shelf. Wrigley Gulf was discovered in December 1940 by the US Antarctic Service (USAS), and named for Philip Wrigley, a Chicago manufacturer who helped support the expedition. Further reading * Andrew J. Hund, Antarctica and the Arctic Circle: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth's Polar Regions', P 373 * Thomas Horst Kalberg, ''https://elib.suub.uni-bremen.de/edocs/00104869-1.pdf Geophysical investigation of the West Antarctic continental margin between Wrigley Gulf and the Amundsen Sea Embayment]'' External links Wrigley Gulfat USGS website Wrigley Gulfat SCAR A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological proces ... [...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 propellor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
