Trying to date some photos of Wrigley Field

[brian1961]

Judging by the cars...

Top photo--about 1932-33

Bottom photo---the curved body sedan half-way up the left side of the picture is an indication this shot may have been a bit later, say 35 or 36. Since the other cars in the bottom photo mostly match the top, the shots may very well have been taken the same day.

The Wrigley Field sign has "PLAYING HERE" and beneath that looks like it says "New York". The massive crowds might indicate Opening Day, or, some holiday such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day. There's a lot of short-sleeved guys and boys, though a social custom of the time period had men wearing long sleeves even in the summer.

A stretch might be the World Series versus the New York Yankees in 1938.

---Brian Powell

Just read some of the LINK Cozumeleno provided. Guess I wasn't that far off. They were very rough times. The Dow Jones Industrial 30 hit its bottom during the rotten days of The Great Depression in 1932, ending at around 39 or 40 one day. Considering its been above 17,000 in recent days, we've come quite some ways, at least in this regard.