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Wrigley Gum Factory
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Massive gum production factory with many levels and a great view from the top of the water tower. The whole building has a great smell of different types of gum. Lots of history left behind.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: worth the trip
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rust
unsafe flooring
flooding
water
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Water tower with 4 story ladder up
Half of building smells like spearmint
Half of building smells like cinnamon
Many gum making machine things
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fences
barbed wire
razor wire
part-time guard
locked gates
welded doors
wooden boarding
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flashlight
binoculars
gloves
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camera - some crazy views
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Demolition of the century-old Wrigley chewing gum factory began last December, but the former home of one of Chicago's oldest and most important names will live on through photographs. The 175,000 square foot factory was built in 1911 and in use until 2006, closing shortly after the company moved into its Global Innovation Center on Goose Island. Previous plans to turn the huge 30 acre site at 3535 South Ashland into a high tech hub were axed when the property was sold in February 2012. Ironically enough, just yesterday President Obama formally announced the creation of a high tech research and manufacturing hub on Goose Island, where Wrigley is currently based.
The founding Wrigley family sold the company to Mars in 2008. The takeover, valued at some $23 billion, united two iconic US companies, each of which already had a substantial global presence. Wrigley became a private, stand-alone subsidiary of Mars, relieving it of the costs and constraints of being a public company. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway helped finance the takeover by Mars and owned a more than 10% interest in Wrigley.
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As of now, it will be staying as is.
Past plans have fell through and are no longer happened.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/5/2020 2:41 PM.
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on Dec 5 20 at 14:41, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Dec 5 20 at 14:37, Emperor Wang changed the following: Media Coverage, Web Links
on Dec 3 20 at 14:43, urbexchick07 changed the following: Status
on Sep 2 18 at 1:57, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Sep 2 18 at 1:54, Emperor Wang changed the following: Interesting Features
on Sep 1 18 at 18:49, S&J Explore reordered images in gallery Gum On In!
on Sep 1 18 at 18:49, S&J Explore updated gallery picture IMG_1620.JPG
on Sep 1 18 at 18:49, S&J Explore updated gallery picture IMG_1618.JPG
on Sep 1 18 at 18:49, S&J Explore updated gallery picture IMG_1613.JPG
on Sep 1 18 at 18:49, S&J Explore updated gallery picture IMG_1598.JPG
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