Near Dousman Street (U.S. 141) at Museum Place, on the right when traveling east.
The Packers Heritage Trail was designed as a self-guided walking tour past a treasure trove of landmarks that played a big part in the history of the Green Bay Packers from Curly Lambeau's era through Vince Lombardi's.
During those 50 years, . . . — — Map (db m145612) HM
Near North Washington Street south of Mains Street (U.S. 141), on the right when traveling south.
The Packers were founded in downtown Green Bay in 1919 and have had a presence here ever since.
In 1921, their inaugural season in what is now the NFL, they held their first practice at the Old Courthouse Grounds at the southwest corner of . . . — — Map (db m145613) HM
On Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Green Bay Packers were organized on Aug. 11, 1919, in the old Green Bay Press-Gazette building that stood here at 315 Cherry Street. The meeting took place in the editorial department on the second floor.
Two days later, the paper briefly . . . — — Map (db m145614) HM
On Pine Street at North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west on Pine Street.
The Hotel Northland was the social hub of Green Bay and more specifically the city's nerve center during football weekends and other Packers events from shortly after it opened in 1924 through the 1960s.
Vince Lombardi's introductory press . . . — — Map (db m145615) HM
On North Adams Street at East Walnut Street (Wisconsin Highway 29), on the left when traveling south on North Adams Street.
Curly Lambeau occupied an office in the Northern Building for nearly 20 years while he was coaching the Packers, but visitors might have been taken aback by the sign on his door. It read: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Lambeau was an . . . — — Map (db m120567) HM
On East Walnut Street (State Highway 29) at South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on East Walnut Street.
Gerald Clifford and Dr. W. W. Kelly, two members of the "Hungry Five," a group of local men critical to the survival of the Packers over their first three decades, had offices here. Kelly was a physician with an office on the fourth floor. Clifford . . . — — Map (db m145617) HM
On South Washington Street at Crooks Street, on the right when traveling south on South Washington Street.
Back when the Packers traveled exclusively by train, they were welcomed home here at the Milwaukee Road Depot by throngs of joyous fans after clinching three of the six NFL championships they won under Curly Lambeau. The celebrations took place . . . — — Map (db m145618) HM
On South Adams Street at Crooks Street, on the right when traveling north on South Adams Street.
The Elks Club was the site of an annual sports banquet that honored many of the biggest names in Packer history from the Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi eras.
The first was billed as the "Lombardi Testimonial Banquet" and was held in April . . . — — Map (db m120569) HM
On South Adams Street at Doty Street, on the right when traveling north on South Adams Street.
St. Willebrord Catholic Church was where Vince Lombardi faithfully attended Mass during his 10 years in Green Bay. A devout Catholic, Lombardi would invariably arrive minutes before 8 a.m. on weekdays, park in the back lot and enter the church . . . — — Map (db m120575) HM
On South Jefferson Street at Doty Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Street.
The imposing Brown County Courthouse was where the first stockholders meeting of the newly formed non-profit Green Bay Football Corporation was held on Sept. 17, 1923. It was the first of many important Packer meetings held here over the next four . . . — — Map (db m204751) HM
On South Jefferson Street south of East Walnut Street (Wisconsin Highway 29), on the right when traveling north.
The Columbus Community Club, which opened in 1925 as a recreational and social center, played many roles in Packers history.
In the 1920s, before radio broadcasts of Packer games, large crowds gathered on Sunday afternoons when the team was . . . — — Map (db m145621) HM
On East Walnut Street (State Highway 29) at North Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on East Walnut Street.
The Packers might have been born in the old Press-Gazette building five years before this one was completed, but the close ties between the team and the newspaper carried on here. Had it not been for the Press-Gazette, and particularly Andrew . . . — — Map (db m120570) HM
On North Baird Street at East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North Baird Street.
Hagemeister Park was the home of the Packers from 1919, their inaugural season as a semipro team, through 1922, their second year in the NFL.
Before East High School and City Stadium were built, Hagemeister Park included the tract of land from . . . — — Map (db m120571) HM
On North Irwin Avenue south of University Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 54), on the right when traveling south.
Earl Louis “Curly” Lambeau is Green Bay's most famous native son and the driving force behind the city's most treasured jewel. The storied Green Bay Packers were largely his creation, and they've become his lasting legacy.
Born in . . . — — Map (db m145622) HM
Near Dousman Street (U.S. 141) east of North Broadway Street (U.S. 141).
The Chicago & North Western Depot was the Packers' usual port of call for road trips over nearly four decades. And often those trips started or ended, or both, with a party thrown by the team's ever-faithful fans.
They threw impromptu . . . — — Map (db m145630) HM
On North Baird Street at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on North Baird Street.
City Stadium is one of the last remaining relics from the early days of the National Football League. Although its appearance has greatly changed from the time when the Packers played here, it stands as a monument to the team's humble, hardscrabble . . . — — Map (db m120564) HM
Near Riverside Drive north of West Allouez Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Curly Lambeau is buried in the southeast corner of Allouez Catholic Cemetery, which is located almost directly east of here. He is buried in a family plot along with his father Marcel, mother Mary, and brother Oliver and his wife, the former Dorothy . . . — — Map (db m131521) HM