Packers Practice Fields

During the 32 seasons that the Packers played at City Stadium, they mostly practiced on nearby fields. As early as 1923, when East High was under construction, they practiced in front of the school in Joannes Park. In 1937, they created a practice field east of the high school on much of the large open area ahead, and two years later they built a fence around it that bordered Walnut Street and stretched to the East River. It remained their regular practice field until they moved to Rockwood Lodge, outside Dyckesville, in 1946. After Rockwood was destroyed by fire in January 1950, they resumed practicing here through 1956. From 1921 through 1945, they held their preseason workouts in this area every year but one. They held training camp here again in 1950, then practiced on the nearby fields during the regular season from 1951 to 1956. They also practiced in Joannes Stadium during the 1950s. Built in 1929, Joannes Stadium was at one time bounded down the baselines by a wooded grandstand that seated nearly 1,700 fans, and during its lifetime it has served as home to minor league baseball teams in the Wisconsin State and Three-I leagues.

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