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Marquette Stadium [21] hosted three games during the 1952 season; Packers games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby Milwaukee County Stadium when it opened in 1953. [ 22 ] During this period, the issue of a new stadium in Green Bay began to surface.
With a growing number of teams letting it be known that they would not play at City Stadium, the NFL told the Packers to build a bigger stadium or move to Milwaukee full-time. Green Bay responded with a referendum that resulted in a new City Stadium, which opened in September 1957 . [ 52 ]
Dec 15, 2020 · The stadium had been built with the hopes of forcing the Packers to relocate permanently to Milwaukee. But when Lambeau Field opened in 1957, the team settled into a dual-home park routine of playing two to four games in Milwaukee each year.
The games were moved to Milwaukee County Stadium after it opened in 1953 and continued through 1994, after which the Packers moved back to Green Bay permanently. [3] As of 2023, the current home of the Green Bay Packers is Lambeau Field, an 81,441 seating capacity stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [5]
Jan 6, 2022 · After a three-game relocation to Marquette Stadium—a since-demolished stadium on 36th and Clybourne in the Merrill Park neighborhood—in 1952, the Packers moved their Milwaukee games to Milwaukee...
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Jun 29, 2023 · The Packers moved into County Stadium in 1953, the same year the Braves moved to Milwaukee and started play there.
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Jun 22, 2023 · From 1953-56, Milwaukee had a new, larger stadium, whereas old City Stadium had become the last surviving relic from pro football's dark ages.
