History
We started by leasing a vacant Chicago lot and transforming it into a public bocce ball park. The lot had been forgotten about for over 30 years and was overwrought with waist-high weeds and garbage dumping. We leveled it by hand, laid down about 20,000 pounds of sand and oyster shell, added a grill and some picnic tables, and made a second home. Since then we've built several other courts, hosted leagues and events for thousands of bocce players, and discovered that this simple sport has a powerful impact on people's lives. Once we worked out all of the kinks, we realized that we were sitting on a contagious business model that maybe the four of us couldn't handle all on our own. That's why this fall Wicker Park Bocce Club will become American Bocce Co. We will still do all of the things that we've been doing just with a broader reach and a much larger emphasis on leagues.
Specialties
We specialize in events and leagues. We will bring bocce to backyards, weddings, corporations, restaurants and rooftops. With an emphasis on portable bocce courts we are extremely mobile and love seeing bocce in new locations. Let us know if you want to add bocce on to your next event!