The U-shaped bleachers that surrounded the City Stadium field on three sides were filled on Sundays. A glassed-in press box was considered the best in the business. Packer games were the high point of Green Bay’s social life. Friends held Sunday-morning parties and went to the stadium together, the men wearing suits, the women dressed in hats, high heels, and furs. They promenaded before kickoff and dined at supper clubs after the game. Truthfully, City Stadium was still minor league in many respects. Kids snuck through the turnstiles and sat behind the end zone. The Packers dressed in a dark,
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