Wrigley Square
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Wrigley Square is a northwest section of Millennium Park in Chicago. It contains the Millennium Monument, a nearly full-sized replica of the semicircle of paired Greek Doric-style columns (called a peristyle), that originally graced this area of Grant Park, near Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street between 1917 and 1953.
A gift from the William Wrigley Jr. Company, the peristyle rises to a height of nearly 40 feet (12 m), restoring a classical elegance to Grant Park.
Although the original peristyle was designed by renowned Chicago planner Edward H. Bennett, this current incarnation was designed by Michael Patrick Sullivan of OWP/P Architects.
The pedestal of the peristyle has inscribed on it the names of the financial donors that helped pay for Millennium Park.
It is not to be confused with Wrigley Field, the baseball stadium.
| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company | |
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| William Perez, CEO & president • William Wrigley, Jr. II, chairman | |
| Past CEOs and presidents: William Wrigley Jr. • Philip K. Wrigley • William Wrigley III • William Wrigley, Jr. II | |
| Chewing gum | |
| Airwaves • Big Red • Doublemint • Eclipse • Excel • Extra • Freedent • Juicy Fruit • Orbit • Spearmint • Surpass • Winterfresh | |
| Bubble gum and candy | |
| Alpine • Altoids • Big League Chew • Bubble Tape • Hubba Bubba • Life Savers • Creme Savers | |
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| Wrigley Building • Wrigley Field (Chicago) • Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) • Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies • Wrigley Square | |
Annual revenue: $517 million USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 14300 | Stock symbol: NYSE: WWY | Website: www.wrigley.com/ |
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