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
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 Products
United States: Juicy Fruit • Wrigley's Spearmint • Doublemint • Freedent • Big Red • Extra • Winterfresh • Surpass • Orbit • Orbit White • Eclipse
Canada: Excel • Juicy Fruit
United Kingdom: Airwaves • Doublemint • Extra • Ice White (Later Orbit Ice White) • Juicy Fruit • Orbit • Orbit Professional • Wrigley's Spearmint
Bubble Gum & Candy Products
Alpine • Altoids • Big League Chew • Bubble Tape • Cool Air • Eclipse • Excel • Hubba Bubba • Life Savers • Gummi Savers • Life Saver Minis • Life Saver Fusions • Creme Savers
Other Wrigley Brand Name Uses
Wrigley Building • Wrigley Field—Chicago • Wrigley Field—Los Angeles • Wrigley Square • Catalina Island
Annual Revenue: $517 million USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 14300 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: WWY | Website: www.wrigley.com/
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