The owner of the Chicago Cubs has opened a hotel across the
street from Wrigley Field and named it for the iconic ballpark's architect.
The Hotel Zachary, named for Zachary Taylor Davis, has 173
rooms, including "Marquee Suites" that offer guests views of the
ballpark's marquee and the Chicago skyline. Public areas at the hotel, which is
across the street from the ballpark's third-base side, include a giant,
original architectural sketch of the ballpark as well as blueprints and other
drawings.
Design touches include rich blue hues, pinstriped carpets
and an ivy-green headboard, a homage to the Chicago Cubs' team colors, uniforms
and Wrigley Field's famed ivy-covered outfield walls.
Later this month, the hotel, which is part of Marriott
International's Tribute Portfolio, will open a two-level bar called Mordecai, named
for Chicago Cubs pitcher and Hall of Famer Mordecai Brown. The bar touts "three-finger
pours," in reference to both an alcohol measurement and the pitcher's
nickname "Three Finger" (Brown lost parts of two fingers in a farming
accident).
Hotel developer Hickory Street Capital is owned by the
Ricketts family, which owns
owns the Cubs.
Opened in 1914, Wrigley Field is Major League Baseball's
second-oldest ballpark to Boston's Fenway Park. The stadium is most of the way
through a five-year, $750 million renovation.