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Lambeau
Field
Call it one of the NFL's most historic stadiums,
Lambeau Field has been the home of the Green Bay Packers for more
than four decades. From the
Packers inception in the 1920s until 1952, the team played at
East (old City) Stadium. After the 1952 season, the team moved
into the new County Stadium in Milwaukee, that also became home of
the Milwaukee Braves (MLB), and later the Milwaukee Brewers. In
1956, a bond was approved allowing construction of a new football
stadium in Green Bay. Named City Stadium, the facility was
completed in just one year. The Packers played their first game at
City Stadium on September 29, 1957. City Stadium had a capacity of
32,000 when it opened. However, the Packers did not play all of
their home games at City Stadium. Each season until 1994, they
played several games at County Stadium.
Since its opening in 1957, fans attending games have seen many
expansions. By 1961, City Stadiums' capacity was increased to over
38,000. Two years later the capacity was once again increased to
over 42,000. In 1965, City Stadium was renamed Lambeau Field,
after the death of the Packers founder, E.L. Lambeau. During the
same year the capacity was increased to 50,852. Once this addition
was
completed, Lambeau Field got its basic shape. The entire field
was enclosed by seats. In 1985, 72 luxury suites were added along
with additional seating areas, bringing the capacity to over
56,000. Again in 1990, 80 more luxury suites were added along with
over 1,900 club seats along the top rim of the stadium. In 1993,
the first video/scoreboard was installed above the south endzone;
and in 1995, 90 more
luxury suites were added.
Instead of opting to build a new stadium,
the Packers announced in January of 2000, that they would
extensively renovate and expand Lambeau Field. Between 2001 and
the start of the 2003 season, Lambeau Field underwent many
improvements to make it more fan and player friendly.
The
main concourse was expanded, a new upper concourse was added with
ramps and elevators, and more restrooms were added. In addition,
nearly 12,000 seats were added along the top of the stadium. This
included club seats and new luxury suites. An atrium, known as "Titletown"
was built as part of the new facade of Lambeau Field. Here fans
find a Packers Hall of Fame and a team store. A new Packers locker
room, football operations facility, and administrative offices
were also constructed. All
the renovations to Lambeau Field were
completed in time for the start of the
2003 season.
Throughout these additions to Lambeau
Field, the stadium has become one of the
NFL’s recognizable
stadiums. Today, Lambeau Field has a capacity of over 72,000. One
tier of bleacher seats circle the entire field. The luxury boxes,
club seats, and press boxes, are atop the stadium rim. Over its 40
years of existence, Lambeau Field has been the site of many
historical moments including the first NFL Championship game in
Green Bay in 1961and the "Ice Bowl" in December of 1967, when the
temperature was 13 degrees below zero.
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FACTS AND FIGURES |
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-Name: Lambeau Field
-Location: Green Bay, WI
-Tenant: Green Bay Packers
-Capacity: 72,515
-Surface: Grass
-Construction Began: 1956
-Opened: September 29, 1957
-Cost: $960,000
-Architect:
Unknown
-Seating Chart |
-9/8 - MINNESOTA -
7:00pm
-9/14 - at Detroit - 1:00pm
-9/21 - DALLAS - 8:15pm
-9/28 - at Tampa Bay - 1:00pm
-10/5 - ATLANTA - 1:00pm
-10/12 - at Seattle - 4:15pm
-10/19 - INDIANAPOLIS - 4:15pm
-11/2 - at Tennessee - 1:00pm
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-11/9 - at Minnesota -
1:00pm
-11/16 - CHICAGO - 1:00pm
-11/24 - at New Orleans - 8:30pm
-11/30 - CAROLINA - 1:00pm
-12/7 - HOUSTON - 1:00pm
-12/14 - at Jacksonville - 1:00pm
-12/22 - at Chicago - 8:30pm
-12/28 - DETROIT - 1:00pm
All Times are EST |
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MAP AND DIRECTIONS TO LAMBEAU FIELD |

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-Stadium
Address:
1265 Lombardi Avenue
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 |
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