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Lambeau Field (/ ˈ l æ m b oʊ / ⓘ) is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at Green Bay East High School as the Packers' home field.
Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest, having opened in 1924; however, the Bears did not play at Soldier Field until 1971 and did not play there in 2002 while the stadium was under reconstruction, and thus the oldest continuously operating stadium in the NFL is Lambeau Field, hosting the Green Bay Packers since its opening in 1957.
In April 1956, Green Bay voters overwhelmingly approved the bond issue to finance the new stadium. [7] After the Packers' founder Curly Lambeau died in 1965, the stadium was renamed to Lambeau Field in his honor. [8] Its original capacity was 32,500 seats, although it was continually expanded from 1961 to 1995 to a capacity of 60,890 seats. [9]
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The following is a list of stadiums in the United States. They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list.
Performance venues in Green Bay include Lambeau Field, Resch Center, Weidner Center, Meyer Theatre, and The Tarlton Theatre. The Art Garage [77] and the Automotive Gallery [78] are art galleries in the downtown area. [75] Museums in the city include the Neville Public Museum and the Hazelwood Historic House Museum. [75]
Ariens Hill during the summer. In the winter the hill is converted to a tubing hill. The Packers announced the project in August 2015, describing Titletown as "one of the most aggressive real estate developments in all of professional sports" and projecting that the first phase of construction would be complete by the beginning of the 2017 NFL season.
The stadium that has been used the longest by an NFL team is Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers since 1957. Stadiums represent a considerable expense to a community, and thus their construction, use, and funding often enters the public discourse. [ 2 ]