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Lambeau Field is the home stadium of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Originally opened in 1957 as City Stadium, it replaced Green Bay's original City Stadium as the Packers' home field. In 1955, the other owners in the league had threatened to force a move to Milwaukee if the stadium conditions in Green Bay were not improved. In 1956, Green Bay voters responded by approving (70.3%) a bond issue to finance the new stadium. The original cost in 1957 was $960,000 (paid off in 1978) and its seating capacity was 32,500. The new City Stadium was renamed "Lambeau Field" by the city in 1965, following the death of Packers founder E.L. "Curly" Lambeau. Besides founding the team in 1919, Lambeau played for the Packers and was the team's coach through 1949, leading the Packers to six NFL championships. Also in 1965, the seating capacity of the renamed stadium was increased to 50,852. The bowl was fully enclosed in 1970, increasing capacity to 56,263. Although they now had a modern facility, the Packers continued their tradition (1934-1994) of playing two or three regular-season games a year at County Stadium in Milwaukee, 120 miles to the south. Beginning in 1995, regular season games were no longer scheduled in Milwaukee and Lambeau Field became their only home field. Lambeau Field has represented a significant postseason home-field advantage for the Packers. From its opening in 1957 until January 2003, the Packers had never lost a postseason game at Lambeau Field. However, the Packers hosted just one postseason game, during a lean stretch of 27 years between the Ice Bowl of 1967 and a wild-card game in December 1994. While the Packers have lost their last two playoff games at Lambeau Field, the overall postseason record is still a very respectable 12-2.
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