Why Lambeau Field Works

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2020
  • A look at the story of Lambeau Field and why an old stadium in a small market works so well and is so successful.
    No I don’t consider Soldier Field the oldest stadium, too much was replaced.
    Info Credit: Wikipedia
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  • @forgottenplaces9780
    @forgottenplaces9780  3 года назад +457

    1. I don’t consider Soldier Field to be the oldest nfl stadium, too many changes were made.
    2. When I say 2 Super Bowl wins i say since 1992, not all time.

    • @ligayabarlow5077
      @ligayabarlow5077 3 года назад +29

      The Bears played at Wrigley Field for decades before at Soldier Field lol

    • @richardtrudeau7363
      @richardtrudeau7363 3 года назад +5

      It isn't they left the Columns in front and tore down the Reat.

    • @HANGTIMEV
      @HANGTIMEV 3 года назад +53

      Too many changes made for soldier field? U litterally said the only thing original at lambeau is the bowl lmao

    • @AjitSidhu360
      @AjitSidhu360 3 года назад +6

      LMAO @2:40 so not so many changes hey?

    • @geoffreyrue8026
      @geoffreyrue8026 3 года назад +7

      In this video, you said the Packers are the only team in Wisconsin. Not true. They are the only NFL team in Wisconsin but we have other teams too (Brewers & Bucks)

  • @samlee6152
    @samlee6152 3 года назад +858

    Other football stadiums feel like entertainment venues. Lambeau field feels like a football haven. You gotta visit to truly understand.

    • @forgottenplaces9780
      @forgottenplaces9780  3 года назад +73

      Ive been there, yea it definitely has more of a football feel.

    • @1990Thunderbolt
      @1990Thunderbolt 3 года назад +33

      Lambeau Field is the Yankees Stadium and the Camp Nou of the NFL!

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 3 года назад +4

      Would you say it's comparable to old CFB stadiums?

    • @taylorb7191
      @taylorb7191 3 года назад +15

      Texas Stadium was a football stadium, Cowboys Stadium is an entertainment venue

    • @bossboomer1
      @bossboomer1 3 года назад +5

      Wow. Prolly couldn’t have said it better and I’ve never even been there

  • @Huna98
    @Huna98 3 года назад +822

    crazy to think that if they had a "normal" owner like the rest of the nfl, the packers would have relocated a loooong time ago.

    • @vjhicks8533
      @vjhicks8533 3 года назад +72

      Yeah they would have explored the Los Angeles Packers at some point like many other owners have threatened!

    • @connordolan4597
      @connordolan4597 3 года назад +60

      This is what socialism was the whole time?
      Always was.

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 3 года назад +20

      @@connordolan4597 I'd say it worked well this time, but can't say it would work the same for the entire world.

    • @ericchavarria4436
      @ericchavarria4436 3 года назад +9

      @@Kevin-it4fh It probably would have worked for every other relocated team, especially when fans have buy-in like they do with the Packers.

    • @brianh2159
      @brianh2159 3 года назад +33

      @@connordolan4597 Not really. As people have the freedom to participate or not. It's more like a cooperative where people band together to compete in a Capitalistic market.

  • @jacobmrochinski1880
    @jacobmrochinski1880 3 года назад +285

    I don’t care what team you’re a fan of, Lambeau Field is a bucket list destination for a game or just the tour.

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 3 года назад +8

      It definitely is. I'm a Cowboys and hate the Packers: the team. But I definitely want to go to a game at Lambeau

    • @24magiccarrot
      @24magiccarrot 2 года назад +12

      @@djtrankilo231 You probably don't hate the packers you just hate how they always beat you.

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 2 года назад +7

      @@24magiccarrot honestly, yes. Hard to fully dislike this team except Aaron Rodgers always comes up clutch when it matters

    • @24magiccarrot
      @24magiccarrot 2 года назад +6

      @@djtrankilo231 As a Packers fan I wouldn't want anyone else under centre if we needed one score with very little time.
      In clutch situations there are just some guys that have an air of inevitability that they are going to pull it off and Rodgers is one of those guys.
      All these fans of other teams that say they hate him unless your Tamba Bay or Kansas City would replace your current QB with Rodgers in a heartbeat.

    • @JohnStockton7459
      @JohnStockton7459 2 года назад +1

      @@djtrankilo231 respect 🤝

  • @josephhouk6703
    @josephhouk6703 3 года назад +168

    And the entire state of Wisconsin watched this video and collectively said, "DUH!"

    • @jj-os7bs
      @jj-os7bs 3 года назад +7

      Oh yah bud, but we slurred the Duh because we are all drunk 24/7. Who wants to get some culvers?

    • @gdo3510
      @gdo3510 2 года назад +4

      You don’t even have to be from Wisconsin to know that Lambeau is great. If you’re a football fan, you know Lambeau is amazing.

    • @michaelserby7697
      @michaelserby7697 2 года назад

      DUH ... ...

    • @greenandgold2185
      @greenandgold2185 2 года назад +5

      Born and raised with a beer in one hand and a brat in the other.
      And that was breakfast time.

  • @bigguyCIA4u
    @bigguyCIA4u 3 года назад +297

    Green Bay: Upgrades old stadium with modern amenities while maintaining a pleasing retro aesthetic.
    Chicago: Turn historic stadium into a giant post-modern toilet bowl

    • @adamczech1461
      @adamczech1461 3 года назад +31

      Al least Chicago didn't do that to Wrigley field

    • @Ryguy-lg2xz
      @Ryguy-lg2xz 3 года назад +22

      You can say the same thing about the Seahawks and the 49ers the Seahawks rebuilt their stadium in the heart of the city while the 49ers decided to move out of San Francisco entirely into silicon valley and it’s a corporate atmosphere at Levi stadium go Hawks

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 3 года назад +2

      I don't think there would've been any other way to give better views and comfort to the fans while providing the necessary luxury boxes to avoid a move.

    • @natesmith5493
      @natesmith5493 3 года назад +2

      LMAFO RIGHT

    • @Ryguy-lg2xz
      @Ryguy-lg2xz 3 года назад +2

      @@Kevin-it4fh The comfort argument falls apart because 1/2 of it you’re getting baked in the sun and the other one is a office tower of sweets meanwhile at lumen field it’s much more comfortable you’re under a roof in the upper deck and you get beautiful views of Puget Sound easy win

  • @BigUncleBrian
    @BigUncleBrian 3 года назад +172

    Even if you can't get to a game, take the tour. What a special experience. All the tour guides are fantastic.

    • @illbeatyouup
      @illbeatyouup 2 года назад +5

      Yes! I was finally able to go to my first game this year (Packer fan from Iowa), and took the tour the day prior, what an amazing experience.

  • @MonkeyBeamish
    @MonkeyBeamish 3 года назад +58

    I live a mile and a half away from Lambeau. Its an amazing place.
    The best part is during the summer, traffic basically stops. No one is on the streets so its super quiet.
    If you sit outside you can hear the stadium cheering, it's a roar that just fills the air.

    • @samphillip9616
      @samphillip9616 3 года назад +6

      Nice another Green Bay resident. I live just across the Fox River. Can see the stadium lights from my house.

    • @chodiusmaximus4042
      @chodiusmaximus4042 2 года назад

      yea when the game is over, there is massive traffic jams and getting out of green bay to i43 south is insane, cars just line up for milesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    • @tommitchell8425
      @tommitchell8425 2 года назад +2

      Lucky you sir-I grew up near the Oakland Colusium and remember hearing the cheers on Sundays..seeing the stadium lights from the hills..those days are loooong gone.Football ain't the same anymore anyway...

    • @PackersDNA
      @PackersDNA 2 года назад

      I live by you 😊 I'm in West De Pere

    • @PackersDNA
      @PackersDNA 2 года назад

      @@chodiusmaximus4042 Yup, my church is catty corner to Lambeau.

  • @lightfeather9953
    @lightfeather9953 3 года назад +237

    On the point about the fan base not being just Green Bay. Wisconsin has a lot of little cities and towns within a couple hours of green Bay, closer than Milwaukee, that add up to a few million people. Think Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, etc.

    • @jacobhanekamp2534
      @jacobhanekamp2534 3 года назад +11

      And you also have other (somewhat) larger cities further down south
      Think Madison, Janesville, Kenosha

    • @JosephKulik2016
      @JosephKulik2016 3 года назад +3

      ​@@noahlange5102 Dear Noah: I think that MANY American Cities would willingly pay extra to own their own pro sports team. It's just that no other city has been given such a chance. I lived in Oakland years ago when Al Davis moved the Raiders to LA. EVERY Raider game had been Sold Out and yet the BUM moved the Raiders NOT because he was losing money but only because he wanted MORE Money. It really breaks my heart to think about how many Raider fans in Oakland still got together in some Oakland bar to watch their games Even Long AFTER they moved to LA. A pro sports team is Much More than a business. It is an important part of a city's identity, part of the identity of every citizen of that metro area. Hey, Noah !!! My money says that MANY American cities and their citizens would sacrifice A Lot just to own their own team on their own terms !!! ... jkulik919@gmail.com

    • @boogitybear2283
      @boogitybear2283 2 года назад

      Wisconsin Packers! 😀

    • @RabbitsInBlack
      @RabbitsInBlack 2 года назад +4

      Yeah. He's not from around here. Milwaukee people only come here twice a year. They mean nothing.

    • @iwinrar5207
      @iwinrar5207 2 года назад

      @@noahlange5102 lol sure ignore all of door county.

  • @rogerwhittle2078
    @rogerwhittle2078 2 года назад +30

    As a Brit, living in London, I think I am quite rare in A) having watched a Bills/ Packers home game at County Stadium, Milwaukee and B) Missed watching the 'local derby' Chicago v Green Bay. A New Berlin mate of mine and I drove up to Green Bay from Waukasha - where I was on a course - to watch the game, despite having no tickets. We tried to buy them in Green Bay before the game, but we couldn't even buy "scalpers" tickets, at any price. As we trudged sadly back into the parking lot, we passed dozens of fans with their barbeques and beers. As we passed between two trucks parked close back to back with a generator and a massive television, it was clear they had no intention of going in anyway. They were there for the cook out and, to my amazement, they took pity and invited us to join then.
    It was a great game, I think the Packers beat the Bears and I was frozen to the core for the 100 mile drive back to Waukasha, but it was one of those experiences of America that made me love the place. Sadly, America has changed a lot since then and, despite my son and his partner now living there (in Texas) I am not so keen to go back soon. I still follow NFL football though and my teams, inevitably, are Green Bay and Dallas.

    • @thomaspick4123
      @thomaspick4123 6 месяцев назад

      I am very happy you enjoy American football. Hopefully, you can still watch a game in Wembly now or Frankfurt.

  • @elparcero1220
    @elparcero1220 3 года назад +117

    3:35 that image of Brett Favre in the snow is bad ass...

  • @sdn40
    @sdn40 3 года назад +61

    It is my understanding that the seating in Lambeau can't be done elsewhere due to code, accessibility, etc. It has been grandfathered in all these years. That's why the bowl has never been touched. If you touch it, you have to update it per code. Not touching the bowl results in more fans that are closer to the field without needing to go to a second deck - which would greatly reduces site lines. A visiting owner was sitting in the press box and asked if they had magnifying glass for windows because he couldn't believe how close to the field they were compared to other stadiums. It's the bowl and benches that make Lambeau

    • @xxcelr8rs
      @xxcelr8rs 10 месяцев назад

      And they do have handi cap seating. These civil engineers over do it with safety.

  • @selfloathinggameing
    @selfloathinggameing 3 года назад +34

    I live in Green Bay, and last summer I worked at Titletown Park, which is the main attraction of the Titletown District. There are a couple other things about Lambeau's location that make it unique. First, it's located in a suburb, not downtown GB, so it isn't swallowed up by a city skyline. Like you said, many fans are from Milwaukee, and driving up from Milwaukee, you have to cross the Fox River which separates the two sides of GB. On the bridge that crosses the river, the giant G on the stadium faces you as you drive across, even though you're still a few miles out. Seeing the stadium all lit up as you approach it really helps make the traffic on the bridge much more bearable! The part about "surge pricing at hotels" is also really interesting, as a lot of the lodging near Lambeau is locally owned, not part of a franchise, and football profits have allowed these businesses to stay competitive.

  • @mkhan8527
    @mkhan8527 3 года назад +55

    "The Frozen Tundra"
    "Ice Bowl"
    One of them legendary stadia !

  • @44excalibur
    @44excalibur 3 года назад +76

    Lambeau isn't just a stadium, it is hallowed NFL ground.

    • @shadysif6220
      @shadysif6220 Год назад

      Hallowed, like a funeral home. Nearly every January their fans come together to watch their team choke to death.

    • @44excalibur
      @44excalibur Год назад +6

      @@shadysif6220 Hey, they still won four Super Bowls, which is more than any other team except for the Patriots, Steelers, 49ers, Cowboys, and Giants.

    • @jonathanrangel7036
      @jonathanrangel7036 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@shadysif6220this is probably coming from someone who’s team hasn’t won a superbowl in a long time. That or you’re a team hopper.

    • @mattharper588
      @mattharper588 6 месяцев назад

      @@shadysif6220who is your winning team and how many championships do they have silly boy edit count the championships before the Super Bowl and Packers rock

  • @jtjr26
    @jtjr26 3 года назад +55

    I wish more teams had their ownership model.

    • @blockcl
      @blockcl 2 года назад +3

      Not gonna happen. NFL by-laws forbid it. It was set up in the 1950s, before the league became a money machine.

  • @mjzukaslugger7533
    @mjzukaslugger7533 3 года назад +181

    The real reason why the packers played down in Milwaukee was cuz they wanted to grow a fan base down in Milwaukee

    • @NikeTubeStudios
      @NikeTubeStudios 3 года назад +27

      Actually it wasn't just that. It also had to do with protecting it as team territory to both prevent a competing team from forming in Milwaukee and gaining revenue to prevent relocation.

    • @danzoso
      @danzoso 3 года назад +16

      Yep, they were worried Milwaukee might try to get an AFL team so they signed an exclusive contract with Milwaukee County Stadium to only host the Packers. The investors that tried to get the AFL team then move on to securing an NBA team.

    • @rickmurillo6857
      @rickmurillo6857 3 года назад +7

      It was entirely a financial decision. The Packers were playing in Milwaukee 12 years before the AFL expansion team scenario arose. Lombardi invoked the team's exclusive lease of County Stadium, which they already had. The Packers in their own documentary talk about the financial struggle the team had early on and the decision to play in Milwaukee for its substantially larger market.

    • @jrbr549
      @jrbr549 2 года назад +2

      @@NikeTubeStudios The Pack is strong with you. Go Pack Go!

    • @frenchfrey65
      @frenchfrey65 2 года назад +1

      to be fair, for YEARS Milwaukee County Stadium was bigger than Lambeau Field in capacity until 1970, even by then Lambeau was barely bigger than County stadium. It got the Packers more revenue than playing at Lambeau even in 1957 when the stadium was first constructed.

  • @Hazztech
    @Hazztech 3 года назад +259

    Lambeau is so serene and elegant compared to a lot of the new stadiums. I can't get over how ugly soldier field is now. Lambeau is as timeless as the Roman coleseum

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 3 года назад +2

      Eh, I actually think they integrated the columns well for the most part given how small of a space it was

    • @signoresantinoburnett1169
      @signoresantinoburnett1169 3 года назад +7

      Soldier field is a great stadium. They could have done better on the exterior addition, but you sit right on top of the action.

    • @jrbr549
      @jrbr549 2 года назад +4

      @@signoresantinoburnett1169 it's voted one of the worst playing surfaces in the NFL.

    • @godschild4988
      @godschild4988 2 года назад +4

      I love the L.A. Coliseum also.

    • @boogitybear2283
      @boogitybear2283 2 года назад

      I like Soldier Field but I agree, Lambeau is the best outdoor and Superdome best indoor. I call the New Orleans Saints the Green Bay Packers of the South.

  • @RUBY-nw1xp
    @RUBY-nw1xp 3 года назад +8

    It’s literally so fun to go there. They even made a whole thing for children to play and honestly one the coolest playgrounds ever and there is a hill to slide down and a ice skating rink and overall a fun place to visit. Very grateful to be living close to it

  • @hlloyd-fs4uf
    @hlloyd-fs4uf 3 года назад +31

    Green Bay is called TITLETOWN because the Packers have (13), THIRTEEN NFL Championship Titles, more than ANY other team in history. Many teams have a trophy case, Lambeau has a Trophy Room with 13 Trophies, 4 of which are Lombardi Trophies. Every game at Lambeau is a piece of history.

    • @brendanmayhew6280
      @brendanmayhew6280 3 года назад +1

      I just threw up in my mouth. Most of those titles were before the league was relevant. I can’t wait till Rodgers leaves and gets revenge on the Pack.

    • @hlloyd-fs4uf
      @hlloyd-fs4uf 3 года назад +9

      @@brendanmayhew6280 Yeah ok barf breath, good luck with that dream. Ask Favre how that revenge thing worked out for him. Ant thinking person knows Rodgers has more class than that. None of your teams title are relevant in any context. You're such a proud fan you don't have the nads to even name your team. LOL TITLETOWN RULES and you just drool.

    • @thomaslgrice
      @thomaslgrice 3 года назад

      Get out your asterisk. That '31 title was preserved by refusing to travel to Portsmouth, Ohio to play the Spartans who were 1/2 game behind them. The next season Portsmouth played the Ironman Game beating GB 19-0 without substituting a single player. sciotohistorical.org/items/show/119 BTW, that stadium is still there. sciotohistorical.org/items/show/112

    • @hlloyd-fs4uf
      @hlloyd-fs4uf 3 года назад +4

      @@thomaslgrice Stick it up your asterisk, you can slice and dice and make excuses all year long and Green Bay will STILL be known as TITLETOWN. Deal with it.

    • @thomaslgrice
      @thomaslgrice 3 года назад

      @@hlloyd-fs4uf Salty...because you can call yourself whatever you like? Such a cogent reply. Stellar reasoning. Fact remains when the league made it harder for teams to avoid playing their betters and they finally got to Portsmouth, they had their asterisks handed to them by 11 men.

  • @wysurvivor
    @wysurvivor 3 года назад +177

    There's a lot of packer fans out here in Wyoming! Go pack Go. I've been to four games at Lambeau.

    • @Lebronisthegoat3
      @Lebronisthegoat3 3 года назад +6

      I’m a fan from NJ #GOPACKGO let’s get a win on Saturday

    • @JewboyJesusLover
      @JewboyJesusLover 3 года назад +1

      The St. Louis Cardinals stadium had a bar built into it that was a packers/Scottish bar.

    • @noahb432
      @noahb432 3 года назад +2

      What are you talking about Wyoming doesn't exist

    • @douglasjarnagan3835
      @douglasjarnagan3835 3 года назад +3

      I was in Iowa a few years ago, and lots of people I met wanted to talk about the Packers.

    • @lh1661
      @lh1661 3 года назад +2

      Wyoming is a beautiful state

  • @thegamingpigeon3216
    @thegamingpigeon3216 2 года назад +10

    I always tell people, watch the interview with Charles Woodson where he talks about signing with the Packers. He didn't want to come to Green Bay, he didn't want to play in Green Bay and he didn't want to be a Packer. Over the course of 1 year after signing, he fell in love with the team and city and said he had the most fun he's ever had playing the sport of football during his time in Green Bay.
    The team and city change players.

    • @genociderjill
      @genociderjill 4 месяца назад

      yeah he fell in love because the raiders were a train wreck in the early 2010s 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @thegamingpigeon3216
      @thegamingpigeon3216 4 месяца назад +2

      @@genociderjill Well first off he signed with the Packers in 2006, nowhere near the 2010's. 2nd, he himself admitted the Packers were the only team to offer him a contract at the time

  • @samdoggtheinfamous253
    @samdoggtheinfamous253 3 года назад +51

    I’ve been there before the atmosphere is awesome. I went for the home opener in 2017 against my Seahawks even though we lost that game I had a lot of fun there and the people there are awesome too and really friendly.

    • @forgottenplaces9780
      @forgottenplaces9780  3 года назад +5

      Yea i stopped there on vacation last yr, the employee at motel 6 said rooms cost over $400 when theres a game...

    • @samdoggtheinfamous253
      @samdoggtheinfamous253 3 года назад +1

      Forgotten Places you think you can do the Metrodome or Jack Murphy stadium next?

    • @skylerbehunin7777
      @skylerbehunin7777 3 года назад

      @@forgottenplaces9780 if you’re right by the stadium maybe but if you go to the one on shawano it’s like 90 bucks when there’s a game.

    • @kim-jong-poon
      @kim-jong-poon 3 года назад

      @@skylerbehunin7777 I've had some fun times at the motel 6 on military and shawano.

    • @lordbaelish19
      @lordbaelish19 3 года назад

      Go Seahawks

  • @aRBy125
    @aRBy125 2 года назад +12

    As a lifelong NFL fan, watching a game at Lambeau is on my bucket list...even if it's a college game, I'm going someday! ^^

    • @phoenixisler8059
      @phoenixisler8059 2 года назад +4

      We just went there for the Seahawks game last Sunday...all the way from California! It was on my fiance's bucket list for 30 years and I surprised him with tickets for his 50th birthday. It was a truly amazing experience. You will love it.

    • @frankygaming9770
      @frankygaming9770 Год назад +1

      I agree it is an amazing experiance

    • @Saralv
      @Saralv 10 месяцев назад +1

      You have to! It is a must!!!!!

  • @jimcurt99
    @jimcurt99 3 года назад +65

    If I wasn't a Steelers fan I would be a Packers fan- they are so solid- SO many stories- so many GREAT players- no cheating (HELLO PATRIOTS)- probably the most loyal fans EVER (who else would go out in that weather?- it's cold in Pittsburg- but not THAT cold)

    • @christianlibertarian5488
      @christianlibertarian5488 3 года назад +7

      We are the most loyal fans in GB, but the Buffalo fans give us a run for the money in that regard.

    • @1packatak
      @1packatak 2 года назад +6

      And if there were no Packers I would be a Steelers fan!! Both blue collar hard working teams.

    • @nadaesfacil
      @nadaesfacil 2 года назад +1

      Bro Steelers fans are the same. Loyal fans ginormous fan base. Winning history. A great history 0 losing seasons in the Big Ben era. And more rings than the Packers. Literally the same thing

    • @kmhoefs
      @kmhoefs Год назад +1

      @@nadaesfacil Packers have more than twice the championships though!

    • @ShawnFX
      @ShawnFX 5 месяцев назад +1

      "Hello patriots" LMAO😂 damn right, if Brady wasn't NFL's poster boy, NFL wouldn't have given him so many superbowls

  • @kimmathis5930
    @kimmathis5930 3 года назад +13

    Hey this is a decent production!!! I’ve lived within 50 miles of Lambeau Field my whole life and it’s our pride and joy here in Wisconsin!!! I love the team and all it stands for! Go Pack Go!

  • @mastiel1
    @mastiel1 3 года назад +13

    Lambeau also has one of the best playing surfaces- with all kinds of improvements - drainage, field heating, real bluegrass growing amongst a synthetic matrix just below the surface- and one of the best maint. staffs in the NFL !

  • @TFallenAngle
    @TFallenAngle 2 года назад +6

    I remember I used to play in AT&T stadium in highschool for a couple games during the year. It always felt a little weird because it doesn’t really feel like a real football field, I’ve been to Lambeau field once and got to go on the field and into the locker rooms and it was just a different feeling compared to anything else just the history of it makes it so meaningful and oddly motivating.

  • @jonnydanger7181
    @jonnydanger7181 3 года назад +93

    They don’t have an owner. Explains everything.

    • @reedermh
      @reedermh 3 года назад +24

      Technically they have 360,000+ owners. But nobody can hold more than 200K shares. The arrangement isn't allowed any longer in any league; only Green Bay and the Saskatchewan team in the CFL have such an arrangement (and both were grandfathered in).

    • @jonnydanger7181
      @jonnydanger7181 3 года назад +6

      @@reedermh it’s an ingenious arrangement really 👍

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 3 года назад +1

      @@reedermh And the people who buy these packer “shares” are stupid because you literally have no power or say in the team. All you’re doing is helping buying the team.

    • @praetorian9823
      @praetorian9823 3 года назад +23

      @@josecarranza7555 this statement makes no sense. Alongside that, unlike *fucking* Spanos this keeps the Packers in Green Bay, which without public ownership wouldn’t be possible.

    • @christianlibertarian5488
      @christianlibertarian5488 3 года назад +3

      Public ownership, in the same way General Motors is a publicly traded company. The City of Green Bay doesn’t own it. Only the fans. Oh, and President Obama (he was given a share by Charles Woodson when the Packers beat the Bears on the way to the Super Bowl).@@praetorian9823

  • @1packatak
    @1packatak 2 года назад +5

    Perfect timing to see this.
    Our son is taking our grandson and granddaughter to Lambeau today to see their very first in person Packers game! They’ve got tickets in the south endzone and are hoping to get a Lambeau Leap come their way.

  • @bigpasty1582
    @bigpasty1582 2 года назад +3

    Just attended my first ever game at lambeau 2 weeks ago and it was absolutely amazing! The whole atmosphere is indescribable.

  • @PGar58
    @PGar58 3 года назад +70

    First stadium built specifically for an NFL team

    • @tylergross9574
      @tylergross9574 3 года назад +1

      Wym? Most NFL stadiums are just for the Nfl team

    • @marces324
      @marces324 3 года назад +8

      @@tylergross9574 did you read what he said lol

  • @logant7013
    @logant7013 3 года назад +22

    Been to a few different NFL stadiums, but nothing beats my tkts on the 45 yard line of LA LA LA LAMBEAU FIELD!

    • @greenandgold2185
      @greenandgold2185 2 года назад

      How about working security on the field after escorting Brett into the locker room on a Monday night?
      I did laps in a Gator all around it as I was alone on Sunday night.
      The stadium was all mine for a night.

  • @adamdickinson2894
    @adamdickinson2894 3 года назад +115

    Channel name: Forgotten places
    Video on channel: The most well-known stadium in the NFL

  • @frenchfrey65
    @frenchfrey65 3 года назад +21

    Lambeau Field also works because it was designed solely for NFL football, nothing else (despite some concerts and other winter events like college hockey). Since 1957, it is the oldest continuous NFL used stadium in America. What do I mean by that? Many other NFL teams didn't play in their own NFL centric stadium until recently in the last 30 or so years. Many NFL teams got stuck sharing with baseball teams, college teams, or even in football stadiums built before the team's existence. Lambeau Field was built for one purpose in mind, the Packers. A great example of a team not getting their own stadium until recently? The Minnesota Vikings, for years they shared with the Minnesota Twins in both Bloomington's stadium, the Metrodome and then during US Bank Stadium's construction, the Vikings had to share with the University of Minnesota.
    There are 2 kinds of NFL stadiums now, Home Field Advantage stadiums, and Multi-Use stadiums. Home Field Advantage stadiums are for markets/stadiums not designed for the Super Bowl, Olympics, Basketball/Hockey, Pro Wrestling/Boxing, or other championship level events, the stadium is only meant to play NFL football for the home team, which is what Lambeau Field is, thus we don't have to really worry about other events played here, in 2016 for the first time ever we hosted the University of Wisconsin Madison to play a football game vs LSU to open their season (and the Badgers won!).
    Multi-Use stadiums are obviously the opposite, and there's no better example than AT&T Stadium, 80k base capacity expandable to over 100k! Hosted Wrestlemania, a final four, an NBA all-star game, multiple college championship level games, and Super Bowl 45, only thing it hasn't hosted was an olympics and NHL stadium game. The design of that stadium helps for hosting all of those events whereas with Lambeau, we're all open air, hot or cold, rain/snow/sun, we don't care. Hence why Lambeau is a Home Field Advantage stadium, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

    • @ccampau
      @ccampau 2 года назад +1

      I wish they would have more college games up there.

    • @shadysif6220
      @shadysif6220 Год назад

      Yep, home field. Eli and the Giants beat both Favre and Rodgers. Both were at Lambeau, both were upsets. Both Kaep, and Jimmy G(Niners) booted you out of playoffs in Lambeau. And the young inexperienced Lions denied you a chance to make the playoffs, beating you guys in Lambeau.
      Guess those teams didn't get the memo.

  • @randallbanks1589
    @randallbanks1589 2 года назад +6

    I was living in Madison when the 2001-2003 remodel was being planned when someone came out with this horrid monstrosity to be built next Lambeau. It had a roof and was very ugly. I don't remember who came up with it, but I was convinced that it was all a ruse to get people to approve the sale of shares, the sales tax, and all that funded the remodel. They realized that it was old enough that wi-fi, which didn't exist when the old boxes were built, was a nightmare. They also knew that rewiring would be impossible.
    They figured that the best way to protect the bowl, since the Packers never missed a home game throughout the remodel, was to build away from it. This was done to protect fans from any construction, but it was mostly done so they could build a deep, strong foundation probably about 40 feet below ground. That way there would be no worries about the new structure being solid, with a good foundation. By having 25 feet between the old structure and the new boxes, there would be little to no risk of collapse, with major supports on the wall while the foundation was built. After building the new boxes, and all, they connected them to the bowl with the seats that you can see with the yellow bars that run all around the field in front of the new boxes. If you look at Lambeau on "Terrain" on Googlemaps, you'll see a walkway with entrances under the boxes all around the stadium. That walkway, giving access to the seats, was the top of the Lambeau bowl prior to the big remodel that finished in 2003. Everything beyond that is completely new.

  • @jeffthewhiff
    @jeffthewhiff 3 года назад +7

    I think it is very cool that a small city like Green Bay can have a major league sports franchise like the Packers and as long as there are people in the community who own the team, it will never leave.

  • @sarahhughes4437
    @sarahhughes4437 3 года назад +8

    Lived in Wisconsin 25 years, finally got to see my first game (last year's divisional win against Seattle, last game with a full stadium of fans). I can only compare it to being at Camp Randall but on a larger scale. I was screaming at the top my lungs all night and yet it was still so loud I couldn't even hear my own screaming. I knew playoff Lambeau would be electric but I had no idea...

    • @mathewfullerton8577
      @mathewfullerton8577 3 года назад +4

      Better explain that Camp Randall is the stadium at the University of Wisconsin and how it literally gets rocking.

    • @jbrown767
      @jbrown767 3 года назад

      @@mathewfullerton8577, damn students. ;-)

    • @1packatak
      @1packatak 2 года назад +2

      @@mathewfullerton8577 and don’t forget the Jump Around!!!!

    • @1packatak
      @1packatak 2 года назад +2

      If you really want to have fun, come to a Packers Game when the UW-Madison band is playing!!! They stay and do a Fifth Quarter after the game. And no one leaves😍😍😍😍

    • @philherrick7319
      @philherrick7319 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@mathewfullerton8577
      You're not kidding
      When they do the jump around the stadium literally moves

  • @terucks
    @terucks 2 года назад +3

    I’m from Chicago and I’m amazed by the support and fan base of Greenbay. I love old stadiums that is hybrid. Old school in the new school era!

  • @jackiechan_wtf4041
    @jackiechan_wtf4041 3 года назад +5

    I attended Green Bay East high school *2008-2012
    Played Football, and I'm glade I had the opportunity to play on a historic field when the Packers were the Acme.

  • @boogitybear2283
    @boogitybear2283 3 года назад +4

    The Superdome is my favorite! I love the circular shape design of the venue! It’s been around since 1975 and it still stands the test of time!

  • @robantlo227
    @robantlo227 3 года назад +6

    I live in CA but that is one of my bucket list is to go to a Green Bay Packer game.

  • @adrianpilcher703
    @adrianpilcher703 2 года назад +3

    Utterly fantastic place to visit. I've been twice from UK and seen 3 games there. Go Pack Go.

  • @eryanjanz3767
    @eryanjanz3767 3 года назад +4

    Very nice video. One added point, however, to why it works. It's also a great venue to watch a football game. Literally, not a bad seat in the house.

  • @labyrinthdweller6707
    @labyrinthdweller6707 2 года назад +5

    Why does Lambeau work?
    “You’re goddamn right it does”

  • @Henryk516
    @Henryk516 3 года назад +9

    Very well done, thank you for all the effort you put into this video.

  • @TudorOwen50s
    @TudorOwen50s 3 года назад +25

    Great story! I find myself smiling and giving the Packers and their fan base a fist pump when they win even though a block of cheese never adorned my head. Here's to you Green Bay and your faithful fan! :-)

    • @carrieflood4265
      @carrieflood4265 3 года назад

      Thank you, Ken. A lot of us like the Packers because they are owned by the fans and play in a small, blue collar city without all the glitz and corporate influence. GO PACK GO!!

  • @jeg5gom
    @jeg5gom 2 года назад +1

    The uninterrupted bowl gives it the coolest look and feel. Being there with my wife is the biggest thrill, as the Packers are undefeated when I've gone with her!

  • @Dan-1031
    @Dan-1031 3 года назад +148

    See this Bears, this is how you upgrade an old stadium

    • @hudsonmaniscalco1378
      @hudsonmaniscalco1378 3 года назад +25

      The Soldier Field renovation ruined the stadium

    • @hlloyd-fs4uf
      @hlloyd-fs4uf 3 года назад +22

      @@hudsonmaniscalco1378 LOL, not surprised, everything they do with Duh Bears ends in ruin. These clowns win one game and Duh Fans are like 'we're goin' to duh Sooperbowl an' wer gonna win'. Every time. And then they shit the bed.

    • @ShOoTeR7386
      @ShOoTeR7386 3 года назад +1

      @@hlloyd-fs4uf well hold true again. Lol knock wood. Packers are superbowl 55 bound. Make no mistake. Bring on the rams guys. Deep breaths.

    • @AJTheLEGOFan
      @AJTheLEGOFan 3 года назад +24

      @@ShOoTeR7386 this aged like milk

    • @joemccullough4246
      @joemccullough4246 3 года назад +17

      Soldier Field is actually vastly superior to lambeau considering the outer facade is actually original and more iconic, the new seating layout gives fans the closest field proximity of any NFL stadium, making it very loud as well. Not to mention the surrounding area of soldier field is much prettier considering it is in the middle of a world class city. But enjoy the poor sightlines and freezing cold metal benches in GB. At least at Lambeau you can stop at the gas station across the street for beer.

  • @87csx348
    @87csx348 3 года назад +6

    The Packers played games in Milwaukee due to Milwaukee's half way distance between Green Bay and Chicago. This was done to keep the Milwaukee as a Packers market and not a Bears market.

  • @DeFazioNJ
    @DeFazioNJ 3 года назад +16

    The Fenway/Wrigley of Football, and it’s not even close.

    • @godschild4988
      @godschild4988 2 года назад +1

      I miss Tiger Stadium and Comiskey Park in baseball too.

  • @jeremyzabel2923
    @jeremyzabel2923 3 года назад +1

    Great video. Short, sweet, and to the point.

  • @thebros5357
    @thebros5357 3 года назад +9

    I will show this to my friend. He says "Lambeau Fields sucks because it's old". I try to tell him otherwise but he won't listen. He is a Raiders Fan. Thanks for the video!

    • @dallinlaw1605
      @dallinlaw1605 3 года назад

      it has history. gen z doesn’t understand that

    • @praetorian9823
      @praetorian9823 3 года назад +1

      Ah, has he been a fan as long as they’ve had a stadium in Vegas?

    • @thebros5357
      @thebros5357 3 года назад

      @@praetorian9823 Being Honest I don't know. But he thinks that last year (2019-2020) the Raiders made the playoffs and lost to the Broncos. Like bruh

    • @praetorian9823
      @praetorian9823 3 года назад +1

      @@thebros5357 you might wanna ask him, because it sounds like he’s a complete and utter fair weather fan. Then again though, the Raiders suck right now... how much does he even know about sports?

    • @Jakevrana
      @Jakevrana 3 года назад

      Dude talks bad about lambeau but is a Raiders fan!! I won’t dog on teams here but the raiders has arguably the worst stadium for years until the move to Vegas. I hope you show this to your friend and he will change his mind

  • @ShOoTeR7386
    @ShOoTeR7386 3 года назад +2

    I enjoyed this video.. You sir did homework great job with pics audio and all between. Yet a true Packers fan is gonna understand just how special that stadium is. Well done brother. 🏟️👍🍻 Cheers.

  • @freelightyear
    @freelightyear Год назад +1

    Thank you for making this video!

  • @jmed412
    @jmed412 3 года назад +9

    You need to do a video for Olympic Stadium in Montreal. A stadium that has cost over $1 billion and sits dormant most of the time

  • @DaneWilcox
    @DaneWilcox 2 года назад

    from the bottom on my heart, thank you for this video.

  • @TheOfficial007
    @TheOfficial007 2 года назад +2

    I made the pilgrimage from Ohio with my father. We were not there for a game but just to tour the place. Honestly I enjoy it over other stadiums because of the history and how simplicit it is when it comes to seating arrangements. Just standing in the center you feel like you are within the nucleus of everything.

  • @broncosbreaks
    @broncosbreaks 4 месяца назад

    Best stadium I’ve ever been to, hands down! There is a nostalgic appeal to it, similar to Busch stadium in St. Louis

  • @larrymoore6640
    @larrymoore6640 2 года назад +2

    I think its the team structure that makes it work. The people own the team thus truly has it in their hearts.

  • @gustavoitaliano7838
    @gustavoitaliano7838 3 года назад +18

    idk why but this seems like a school presantation lol

  • @osky529
    @osky529 3 года назад +1

    As someone who grew up in gb and has watched the stadium change over time am still amazed how big they made it.

    • @RabbitsInBlack
      @RabbitsInBlack 2 года назад

      Yeah. The Seats are still there. The Scaffolding in the walls are still there but they basically built a building around the stadium. It was such a simple like High School Stadium back then. Hell, the walls were made of corrugated Metal.

  • @HollowOne
    @HollowOne 3 года назад +1

    Walked on the field and did the Lambeau leap as a Lions fan. Super rad stadium for sure.

  • @awakenthewoke1091
    @awakenthewoke1091 2 года назад

    Love the channel my friend!

  • @Carlton-B
    @Carlton-B 3 года назад

    I played football on Lambeau field. Back in the summer of 1970, a friend and I took a football to the stadium. The south entrance was wide open, so we just went in. We tossed the ball around a bit, then the groundskeeper drove us off. Back then, you could watch the team practice a block or two away, so I got to watch Bart Starr and the others work on their plays. I don't know if you can still do that today, since I haven't been to Green Bay since I left in 1971. I used to live at the corner S. Ridge road and Cormier St., just South of the stadium. On game day, Ridge road was packered, mmm, packed with cars. I doubt if that has changed.
    Oh, and my dad had season tickets! Yes, he worked for Green Bay Seed Co., and a perk of his job was a pair of season tickets. I got to see the Packers beat the Lions 34-0. Some things never change.

  • @havok9001
    @havok9001 3 года назад +2

    the person in 1950 who made that stadium is a legend to make it last this long when other where built in same years or so came down after 20 years

    • @RabbitsInBlack
      @RabbitsInBlack 2 года назад

      Dude, Our Stadium was just a Steel and Concrete with bleachers. It was a very simple design. They just built a building around the stadium to make it more modern.

  • @CIF-pm7tk
    @CIF-pm7tk 3 года назад +2

    it is, to me the mecha of football! i went in 2017 and it was the time of my life, the people are A+, the houses next to the parking lot are really cool that are rented out on game day.

  • @stickynomcnuggets4977
    @stickynomcnuggets4977 3 года назад +9

    Bro my phone is listening to me. My dad just told me that we get to go to the rams packers game lol and this pops up

  • @mcfrisko834
    @mcfrisko834 3 года назад +7

    😭 Made me proud and Im a Saints fan

  • @cdubs2771
    @cdubs2771 3 года назад +2

    Its sooo iconic and beautiful 😍

  • @joshuas3897
    @joshuas3897 3 года назад

    There's just a cool and legendary feeling about the stadium. Plus the atrium, renovated suites, and renovated hall of fame museum is super cool and houses a lot of interesting history. The title town district will become pretty cool in the next few years

    • @kim-jong-poon
      @kim-jong-poon 3 года назад

      Yeah the titletown district is a lot cooler than a old closed down Shopko building. that was an eyesore on Lombardi. At least I think it was a Shopko that used to be there.

  • @Cccc-ky4vq
    @Cccc-ky4vq 3 года назад

    Great video thank you

  • @ZeCockOfTheWalk
    @ZeCockOfTheWalk 3 года назад +5

    i, as a bears fan, look at lambeau the same way i would imagine baseball fans, specifically brewers fans look at wrigley field. i hope the team that plays there never wins another game, but maaaaaan i would love to see a game there.

    • @24magiccarrot
      @24magiccarrot 2 года назад +1

      The Packers are owned by the fans, the bears are owned by Aaron Rodgers.

    • @ZeCockOfTheWalk
      @ZeCockOfTheWalk 2 года назад

      @@24magiccarrot therefore, by the transitive property, the packers are owners of the bears. so, can we trade uniforms for every player please? remember, same team now!

    • @24magiccarrot
      @24magiccarrot 2 года назад

      @@ZeCockOfTheWalk The Packers don't own everything Rodgers owns, Rodgers owns his own house the Packers don't own his house.

    • @ZeCockOfTheWalk
      @ZeCockOfTheWalk 2 года назад

      @@24magiccarrot now aaron rodgers is the proud owner of some covid

  • @garygagnon5057
    @garygagnon5057 3 года назад +131

    The real reason Lambeau Field works, is because the Packers have the best fans in the world.

    • @carrieflood4265
      @carrieflood4265 3 года назад +5

      And may it work tomorrow as well. GO PACK GO.❤💚💛

    • @donaldlambert5104
      @donaldlambert5104 3 года назад +2

      Here Here do it for Ted Thompson

    • @JewboyJesusLover
      @JewboyJesusLover 3 года назад +2

      I have never seen a comment as true as this one

    • @italianman8997
      @italianman8997 3 года назад +1

      Cleveland Browns fans have entered the chat.

    • @adamczech1461
      @adamczech1461 3 года назад

      I wouldn't go as far as saying they are the best, but they are better than the Eagles for damn sure.

  • @prisonmike6210
    @prisonmike6210 3 года назад +12

    They good old sign your kids up for seasons passes when they're born because the wait list is so long

  • @doekiller4810
    @doekiller4810 3 года назад +2

    It's not just Wisconsin where the Packers are popular. I recently moved from Wisconsin to Arizona and I kid you not, I see just as many people walking around in Packer gear here as I did in Wisconsin.

    • @xxcelr8rs
      @xxcelr8rs 10 месяцев назад

      Its like everyone in NYC and LA doing well is from Wisconsin.

  • @godschild4988
    @godschild4988 2 года назад +2

    I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan, but have family that loves the Green Bay Packers too.
    I love the video!😁🏈

  • @christopherkarlecke1999
    @christopherkarlecke1999 2 года назад

    Good job on this!

  • @CJinsoo
    @CJinsoo 3 года назад +2

    it works because the owners and risk takers are one and the same. incredible stadium-worth the tour.

  • @jimmy7543
    @jimmy7543 3 года назад +5

    Also a guy that played for the packers in the 80s said they intentionally keep the field frozen even though they had the ability to heat it

    • @chriskay1449
      @chriskay1449 3 года назад +2

      That is a lie. THe truth is that the heating system only works to a certin temperature. When it gets colder that that, the system is no longer able to keep it heated. They have never turned it off to keep the field frozen.

  • @Silverheart1956
    @Silverheart1956 3 года назад +11

    Because the Packers are truly "America's Team", loved all over the nation and owned by the people, for the people.
    DZ

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 3 года назад +1

      Dallas Cowboys is America’s Team.
      Dallas Cowboys generates more money than any NFL team and have more followers on Facebook.

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 3 года назад

      @@josecarranza7555 Patriots have more followers on Instagram, which is usually free of boomers

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 3 года назад +1

      @@Kevin-it4fh Dallas Cowboys still generates more money than any NFL team including your sorry ass team your mom made you like.

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 3 года назад

      @@josecarranza7555 lol, I'm a Cowboys fan too when the Jets don't do good because of my dad, but the arrogance isn't a good look

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 3 года назад +1

      @@Kevin-it4fh Faq

  • @TheRealNeoFrancois
    @TheRealNeoFrancois 3 года назад +1

    Even if you hate the Packers you should still take a tour of the stadium ,it's very interesting to see it still

  • @cardiac19
    @cardiac19 2 года назад +1

    Has to be said. Bears fan here. Much respect to Lambeau Field and the team. Owned by the town is a cool thing. That all being said, #Frakthepack 😉

    • @aMoodWithaView
      @aMoodWithaView 2 года назад +1

      I'm a lifelong Packers fan. I went to Lambeau for the Bears game in 2017 and had an absolute ball with the Bears fans who were sitting nearby (several groups of them). Except for the scary play that knocked out Davante Adams, a fun night. Yes, we're rivals, but we're also neighbors. :)

  • @andrewlarson548
    @andrewlarson548 2 года назад

    Being born there, it’s such a great place

  • @PackersDNA
    @PackersDNA 2 года назад

    And I'm blessed to live just a few minutes away from it 😊

  • @ryanduffy6089
    @ryanduffy6089 3 года назад +10

    The Packers are one of the most well run teams in the NFL

    • @shadysif6220
      @shadysif6220 Год назад

      The contract they gave Rodgers is one of the worst. Both Favre and Rodgers, each got a ring. But they both followed up success with major choke job after choke job.

  • @rosiedebevc1952
    @rosiedebevc1952 2 года назад

    There are lots of good memories.

  • @stuartcookson4546
    @stuartcookson4546 2 года назад

    Packer for life I would love to have been able to he was stadium from then till now that's my bucket list to see a game there

  • @ligayabarlow5077
    @ligayabarlow5077 3 года назад +18

    "For much of its history it was not seen as fit to host the Packers full time" [as games were played in Milwaukee too etc.].
    This is historically untrue. The hosting of two home games a year in Milwaukee had NOTHING to do with an alleged 'unfitness' of Lambeau/City Stadium.

  • @AidanMcLeodProductions
    @AidanMcLeodProductions 3 года назад +1

    Not to mention that the packers are just widely excepted around the country as one of the most respected franchises and have the most out of state fans

  • @electricalron
    @electricalron Год назад

    Great video and informative! The Jets go to Lambaeu tomorrow to whoop up on em. Go Jets!!!

  • @3tylersmith
    @3tylersmith 2 года назад +1

    Needed to talk about the actual field and why it doesn’t freeze anymore…they have some crazy systems running it.

  • @cmbuelow
    @cmbuelow 3 года назад +4

    How about the packers national/international following?
    Take a stadium tour. The guides will tell you people come from around the world to tour Lambeau Field

  • @hayesisgoodateverything8497
    @hayesisgoodateverything8497 2 года назад

    I go there every year it’s so fun I would recommend it

  • @wilde.coyote6618
    @wilde.coyote6618 3 года назад +1

    They put a great product on the feild. In very cold temperatures, they can still sell out.

  • @omegateamsports5291
    @omegateamsports5291 3 года назад

    Bucket list destination for me.

  • @jarrodmontague3424
    @jarrodmontague3424 Год назад

    Driving from Detroit to Green Bay today for my first game at Lambeau with my three sons! Teaching them the rich history.

  • @icantthinkofacooname3025
    @icantthinkofacooname3025 2 года назад +1

    They really are the Wisconsin Packers and are easily one of the most popular teams in league history with a traveling fan base that takes over other stadiums.

  • @davsavchav
    @davsavchav 3 года назад +13

    This narrator sounds suspiciously like Ty Schmidt

  • @bigdogpete43
    @bigdogpete43 3 года назад

    Lambeau is a legend. Never take it down.