Boston Garden

The Boston Garden was an arena built in 1928 and demolished in 1997 after the completion of its new sister arena, FleetCenter, now called TD Banknorth Garden. The Garden sat on top of North Station, a train station, which is a hub for MBTA Commuter Rail trains and Amtrak trains. Over the years the Garden was home to the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins. It hosted many events, including rock concerts, amateur sports, circuses & ice shows. It was a major boxing arena. It was also used as a exposition hall for political rallies such as the famous speech by John F. Kennedy in November, 1960. The last NHL hockey game played there took place on Sunday, May 14 1995. It was game 5 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. The Devils edged the Bruins, 3-2, winning the series 4 games to 1.

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1928 - 1997 - FleetCenter - TD Banknorth Garden - North Station - MBTA - Amtrak - Boston Celtics - Boston Bruins - John F. Kennedy - November - 1960 - May 14 - 1995 - New Jersey Devils

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The Garden is famous for its parquet floor that the Boston Celtics would play on; however, the parquet floor was not originally part of the Garden. The parquet floor was built and installed in the Boston Arena, but was moved to the Garden in 1952. It is said that the Celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any particular section of the floor, and that this was one contributing factor to the Celtics' many National Basketball Association championships. The floor has become as much a part of Boston sports lore as the Green Monster of Fenway Park. When TD Banknorth Garden was completed, the floor was moved there, but was soon replaced by a replica floor when the old floor became too old to play on.

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Parquet - Boston Celtics - Boston Arena - 1952 - National Basketball Association - Green Monster - Fenway Park

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