GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Local filmmakers are working with the family of an old, popular bar in Green Bay where a number of Packers hung out during the late 60s and early 70s.
It was a time just after segregation ended, when establishments wouldn’t even provide service because of someone’s skin color.
Known for its integrated crowd, “My Brother’s Place” on the east side of Green Bay was so popular that Packers historian Cliff Christl says it quickly became a hangout for Packers players.
“I went in as Dave Robinson. I didn’t go in there as a Green Bay Packer. The other bars allowed you in because you were a Packer,” says Hall of Famer and former Packer Dave Robinson
Christopher Whitcomb described how his parents’ bar gave the community a look at how the world was evolving.
“You tell me