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Soldier Field is located on famous Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, and is currently home to the NFL's Chicago Bears. It reopened on September 27, 2003 after a complete rebuild (the second in the stadium's history). Many fans refer to the rebuilt stadium as the New Soldier Field. Previously, it was the site of the former College All-Star Game, an exhibition between the last year's NFL champion and a team of collegiate all-star players of the previous season, prior to their reporting to the training camps of their new professional teams. This game was eventually discontinued due to the risk of injury to the all-stars in what was essentially a meaningless exhibition, and the lack of competitiveness of the game, which in its waning years was almost invariably won by the professional champions. Many Army-Navy games have also been played there over the years, almost always in front of sellout, or near sellout crowds (in its earliest configuration Soldier Field was capable of seating over 90,000 spectators) but the facility has not been host to this event in recent decades. The stadium was the site for many sporting events and exhibitions but it was not until September, 1971, that the Chicago Bears first made it their home. Seating capacity was reduced to 57,000 so that spectators would have a relatively good view of the field and beginning in 1978, the plank seating was replaced by individual seats with backs and armrests. The field serves as a memorial to American soldiers who died in wars, hence its name. It was designed in 1919 and completed in the 1920s. It officially opened on October 9, 1924 (the 53rd anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire), as Municipal Grant Park Stadium, changing its name to Soldier Field on November 11, 1925. Its design is modeled on the Greco-Roman architectural tradition, with columns rising above the stands. However, after being rebuilt, the modern stands now dwarf the columns. The new stadium seats 61,500.
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