Fort Howard Stockade

In 1893 Green Bay became the headquarters of the Lake Shore Division of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. This action resulted in expansion of the facilities at Green Bay. In 1897 the C&NW purchased land on the northwest edge of Green Bay to build a new freight yard. A new depot was to be located on the site of the old freight yard and engine house, which was the former site of the Fort Howard Military Reservation. The new yard was completed in early 1898, thereby making possible the removal of the old yard in preparation for the construction of the depot. Charles S. Frost, a Chicago architect, designed the new depot. Mr. Frost designed most of the principle C&NW depots. Construction began in the fall of 1898 and the depot was opened to the public on July 29,1899. The building consisted of two stories. The first level housed the waiting rooms, lunchroom and ticket office. The upstairs level consisted of the agent's private office and a clubroom for employees of the C&NW Railway. The ladies' waiting room was tinted in green, and north of this was a lunchroom. The gentlemen's waiting room was finished in oak with the walls being in Venetian red. An 11' wide entrance connected the carriage way, waiting rooms and ticket office.

An action-posed Green Bay Packer Receiver statue stands in front of the Titletown Brewery. The 22-ft. tall fiberglass football player statue, leaping from the top of a large football to catch a pass, has moved around town a bit. He stood at the Packer Hall of Fame until 2003 when the Hall was absorbed into the stadium. Then the receiver persevered in front of the Neville Public Museum, until he was displaced in 2005 by something apparently more important, a replica World Trade Center 9/11 memorial.