During this period, the issue of a new stadium began to crop up. City Stadium had long been known to be well short of professional standards. The wooden stadium, adjacent to East High School, seated only 25,000 people and could not be expanded. The Packers had to use East High's locker room facilities, while the visiting team usually dressed at their hotel. Since the 1930s, the Packers had begun playing some home games in Milwaukee. By the time Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953, the Packers played two or three home games a year in Milwaukee.