Talk:City Stadium (Green Bay)

"as of"

I removed the "as of 2005" segment, as East has no plans abandon/rebuilt/whatnot City Stadium in the future. Of course, if this changes, it should be noted, but IMHO it's not worth updating the "as of". YMMV. --Fo0bar 04:33, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Kudos. I am fairly certain I was the one who put that "as of" in there, as kind of a "fudge factor", because I was seeing somewhat conflicting info on the Internet. It's good to know that part of Packers history will continue to be around. :) Wahkeenah 08:06, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:City Stadium (Green Bay)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 18:27, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) 17:43, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

• Will review as the 2nd element of my WP:GARP for Hunter Dickinson.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:43, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
• Please change "although the wooden fence returned eight years later." to one of the following "although a wooden fence returned eight years later.", "although the original wooden fence returned eight years later." or "although a wooden fence with original wood returned eight years later."-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:21, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Fixed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:35, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
• "Lighting to allow for high school teams to play night games on Fridays was [???] in 1935."-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:23, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Fixed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:35, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
• "In 1956, games from City Stadium were televised for the first time." Locally, In state, regional or national? Do we know the station or network?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:25, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Added the network, but the source doesn't clarify the broadcast area. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:00, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
• "The seating capacity of the stadium peaked at 25,000." during which years?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:26, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Added. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:00, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
    • The last season clearly mean the last season the Packers played there, but it does not say it. It looks like it is saying the stadium's last season, which at any time could mean the most recent season or could imply that the stadium no longer exists (to a casual reader of the article).-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:53, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
      • TonyTheTiger Gotcha! I added a bit more to clarify. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:16, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
• "The playing surface and location were praised, including being voted as the best playing surface in the NFL." When?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:27, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • The source notes it happened many times. I added "routinely". « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:00, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
• Link the seasons at "This included six NFL championship winning seasons in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, and 1944"-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:30, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Added. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:36, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
• Adjust $50,000 for inflation.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:31, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Added. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:35, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
• Since attendance was mentioned, present the attendance of the 1939 NFL Championship Game and compare that to the stadium capacity at the time.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:36, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Added. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:46, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
• Images PD and no copyvio.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:38, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
• Encyclopedic neutral tone. Fully cited. WP:AGF for offline sources.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:02, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
• This is on hold.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:02, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Thanks TonyTheTiger, I should be able to address all this tomorrow! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 00:51, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
    • TonyTheTiger, I believe I addressed everything. Thank you! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:00, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
    • TonyTheTiger, just checking in. Let me know if there is anything else for me to address. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:38, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
• Everything looks good now. I am going to pass it in a moment.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:25, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 22:12, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that even though their home field was City Stadium in Green Bay, in 1933 the Green Bay Packers started playing a few of their home games every year in Milwaukee?

• Source: "The narrator begins that segment by telling us the Packers started playing "a few games around the state to attract more fans," and then adds that "their road show," included games at Borchert Field, State Fair Park, Marquette Stadium and Milwaukee County Stadium."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abbeville Conference

Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:37, 16 December 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article promoted to GA on December 15 and nominated shortly thereafter, so newness is satisfied. Article meets length requirements and is sourced throughout. Earwig indicates a 9.1% similarity, though most of the flags seem to be in reference to proper nouns. The hook is properly cited and QPQ has been satisfied. My only concern is that the hook itself does not seem to be about the subject at hand and feels like it would be more suitable as a DYK hook about either the Milwaukee venue or the team itself. Citing the DYK guidelines: "The boldlinked article should generally be the main or at least a major factor in the hook; avoid hooks that are primarily about an incident to which the subject is only tangentially related." Can you offer an ALT-hook that is more topic-specific? Please feel free to ping me. Regards, JJonahJackalope (talk) 22:46, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that although City Stadium was originally built for high school football, it also served as the home field of the Green Bay Packers from 1925 to 1956? JJonahJackalope. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:34, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007:, I have some issues with this hook as well. For starters, the article says the following regarding the creation of the stadium: "The stadium was developed for use by Green East High School and Green Bay West High School, but in reality the stadium was built to support the Packers." This seems to contradict what you're saying here, which is that it was "originally" built for high school. Additionally, neither your alt hook here nor the sentence I just cited appear to have a proper reference. If I can make a suggestion, you could say something about how the Packers shared a stadium with a high school team, with a proper citation attached to it. Regards, JJonahJackalope (talk) 01:59, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

JJonahJackalope ALT2: ... that from 1925 to 1956 the Green Bay Packers shared City Stadium with a local high school football team? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:09, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007:, this hook is more interesting, but there is again the issue of citing. I see no citations in the article to corroborate that 1925 was the Packers' first season at the stadium, nor that 1956 was their last season. The only place in the article where these dates are mentioned is in the lead, which lacks any references. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 18:25, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

JJonahJackalope my bad, I have added those to the body, supported by this source. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:08, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007: I just checked the source you posted here and while it does confirm that the stadium was used by the Packers from 1925 to 1956, it doesn't mention that they shared the stadium with a high school team. Towards the end, the source says that the stadium was "Located behind East High School" and that "EHS football team still uses downsized facility". Do you have a source that explicitly states that the high school team utilized the field at the same time that the Packers did? -JJonahJackalope (talk) 00:16, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

JJonahJackalope, Packers Heritage Trail: The Town, The Team, The Fans From Lambeau to Lombardi talks about this (the source for the statement that the field was built for high school use). I'm in the office today, so I don't have access to my book, but this evening or tomorrow I can find the exact quote for you. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:15, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

JJonahJackalope, my apologies for the delay. The quote from the book says Technically, the school board built the stadium for the East and West high school teams, and the Packers were merely given permission to use it on Sundays. In reality, Green Bay Mayor Wenzel Weisner used his political clout to build is as a favor to the Packers. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:55, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

JJonahJackalope can you finalize your review or provide feedback to move this nomination forward? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:52, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007:, apologies for the delay, I was on a vacation for the New Years and am only now getting back to Wikipedia projects. I have approved the use of ALT2. Regards, -JJonahJackalope (talk) 03:42, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

JJonahJackalope I think you have to add a "tick" for the system to recognize it as an approved nomination. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:31, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007:, apologies there, but I think that the submission should be read as approved now. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:44, 14 January 2026 (UTC)