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.

External links

• The Boston Garden: Basketball
• The Boston Garden: Hockey
• Sports Temples of Boston: Boston Arena