CHICAGO — The funeral procession for Ernie Banks stopped at Wrigley Field on Saturday, offering the venerable Cubs shortstop one last trip to the stadium he helped nickname the Friendly Confines. Banks, a Hall of Fame player, hit 290 of his 512 home runs at Wrigley, most of them landing in the bleachers.

Today, Banks might have trouble recognizing the place. Whole chunks of the brick outfield wall are missing, along with the ivy that adorns it. A lot of the seats for the bleacher bums are missing, too.

The site is under heavy construction, a tangle of rebar, scaffolding and concrete. Signs at street level announce: “Building a Legacy” and “Making the Confines Friendlier.” The streets beyond the outfield walls, where fans chased home runs from the likes of Banks and Sammy Sosa, are closed to car traffic.

Six years ago, the Ricketts family bought the Cubs and their aging relic of a stadium, which celebrated its 100th birthday last year. Ever since, the family has sought to give Wrigley a face-lift. After years of fights with the city and rooftop owners across the street, construction began this off-season as part of a $575 million rehab and expansion of the park and surrounding area. There will be a new party deck in right field and several outfield signs, including a large video board in left field. A hotel is planned.