Hotel Northland

Hotel Northland (HM154D)

Location: Green Bay, WI 54301 Brown County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 30.942', W 88° 0.787'

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Packers Heritage Trail

The Hotel Northland was the social hub of Green Bay and more specifically the city's nerve center during football weekends and other Packer events from shortly after it opened in 1924 through the 1960s.

Vince Lombardi's introductory press conference was held here. The hotel was the site of the NFL meeting held in Green Bay in 1927. It was the base for the Packers' training camp in 1950. And when Green Bay played host to NFL championship games in 1961, 1965 and 1967, the Northland served as the league's temporary headquarters.

Curly Lambeau lived here at one time and so did a number of Packers players. And nearly every visiting team that came to play the Packers stayed here into the 1970s.

Lombardi addressed the media and the team's board of directors at a luncheon in the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 3, 1959, six days after he was named the Packers' new head coach. It was at the press luncheon where Lombardi delivered two of his most memorable pronouncements during his time in Green Bay. One was: "I want it understood that I'm in complete command." The other was: "I've never been associated with a loser and I don't expect to be now."

Sponsored by: Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. of Madison, WI
Owner of Port Plaza Towers - Robert C. Stafford, Developer
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HM NumberHM154D
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Year Placed2012
Placed ByPackers Heritage Trail Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 4:05pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 419481 N 4929652
Decimal Degrees44.51570000, -88.01311667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 30.942', W 88° 0.787'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 30' 56.52" N, 88° 0' 47.22" W
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Area Code(s)920, 715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-399 Pine St, Green Bay WI 54301, US
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