The video’s narrator, former Packers’ CBS-TV broadcaster Ray Scott, looks over some items in the Hall of Fame’s “locker room” re-creation.
This is the old Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame exterior, which can be seen here at the southeast corner of Oneida Street and Lombardi Avenue. If you were standing here, your view of Lambeau Field would be blocked by the building.
The video then goes into “Chamber of Commerce” mode, highlighting several aspects of living and working in Green Bay. The city’s paper mills and their output is given top billing.
This may come as a surprise, but cheese-making is a big industry in the state of Wisconsin. The Pauly Cheese Company, shown here, was sold off at some point, and we’re not sure if it’s still there or not.
Without the Green Bay area’s meat-packing industry, our team would have a different name, and may not exist at all.
O.K., let’s see… on the line (from left to right), we have Finley, Bulaga, Sitton, Wells… oh, wait a minute. Never mind.
Now the video goes back to the 1920’s when the Packers — and the N.F.L. — were founded. Hey lady, watch out! That car is zooming down the alley!
A rainy day in downtown Green Bay. How much would those cars be worth now?
A Packers crowd decked out in suits, ties, and hats.
A Packers crowd decked out in suits, ties, and hats.
Without George Whitney Calhoun of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, we probably wouldn’t have the Green Bay Packers of today.
John Torinus is another key piece to Green Bay Packers history. The book that he authored (mentioned above) is shown below.
His book was the first Packers history book that we purchased back in the 1980’s. It is an excellent overall synopsis of the greatest N.F.L. team ever.