Great view from the 7th floor “sun roof” into Wrigley Field.

Sheffield Street

Corner of Waveland/Sheffield

Corner of Addison/Sheffield

The Red Line

3639 Wrigley Rooftop Badge

We had a Roundarch work outing last week and I was happy to hear we were going to 3639 Wrigley Rooftop. I’d never been to any of the rooftops around Wrigley Field and I was excited to check it out.

3639 Wrigley Rooftop is a multi-level building with many different features. The 1st floor is the main entrance. Actually the 1st and 2nd floors are also private residences. The 3rd floor is a fully enclosed area with multiple bars and all different food and snacks and seating where ever you turned. The 4th floor was partially covered, but still pretty open to the elements. The 5th floor was just restrooms and an area where you could get made-to-order grilled sandwiches (burgers and dogs, etc). The 6th floor was like the 4th, covered, but open. The 7th floor was the “sun roof.” The reason I tell you all this is because unfortunately on the day of our work outing the weather took a turn for the worse. It was about 40 degrees outside, raining and very windy. So, usually this building holds 250 people inside and outside, on all levels, but on that day, they were all trying to jam into the enclosed 3rd floor, where you couldn’t even see the game!

It was fun to get out of the office and check out the rooftops, but this was not the ideal situation. Butts to nuts inside or freeze your ass off outside! I hope Roundarch decides to do this again next year and I hope the weather is better. I think rooftops are probably a really fun day, just not this day exactly! At least the Cubs won!

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