Lambeau Leap
| The Frozen Tundra, Titletown USA, The Shrine of Pro Football |
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Exterior in 2011
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| Former names | City Stadium (1957–1964) (renamed August 3, 1965) |
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| Address | 1265 Lombardi Avenue |
| Location | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°30′5″N 88°3′44″W / 44.50139°N 88.06222°WCoordinates: 44°30′5″N 88°3′44″W / 44.50139°N 88.06222°W |
| Owner | City of Green Bay and Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District |
| Operator | Green Bay Packers |
| Executive suites | 168 |
| Capacity | 81,435 |
| Record attendance | 79,704 (January 11, 2015) |
| Surface | Kentucky bluegrass reinforced with Desso GrassMaster since 2007 |
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| Broke ground | October 11, 1956 |
| Opened | September 29, 1957 |
| Renovated | 2001–2003, 2012–2015 |
| Expanded | 1961, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2013 |
| Construction cost |
$960,000 ($4.78 million in 2016 dollars) $295 million (2003 Renovation) ($384 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Somerville Associates Ellerbe Becket (2003 renovation) |
| General contractor | Geo. M. Hougard & Sons |
| Tenants | |
| Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1957–present) | |
Lambeau Field 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 60 years ago in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at East High School as the Packers' home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau, who had died two months earlier.
The stadium's street address has been 1265 Lombardi Avenue since August 1968, when Highland Avenue was renamed in honor of former head coach Vince Lombardi. It sits on a block bounded by Lombardi Avenue (north); Oneida Street (east); Stadium Drive and Valley View Road (south); and Ridge Road (west). The playing field at the stadium sits at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above sea level.
The stadium completed its latest renovation in the summer of 2013 with the addition of 7,000 seats high in the south end zone. About 5,400 of the new seating is general, while the remaining 1,600 seats are club or terrace suite seating. With a capacity of 81,435, Lambeau Field is the third-largest stadium in the NFL with standing room, but is second in normal capacity. It is now the largest venue in the state of Wisconsin, edging out Camp Randall Stadium (80,321), located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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