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100 Causeway Street
There wasn’t a more famous address in Boston sports than 100 Causeway St., the site of the old Boston Garden. The address was originally for North Station, which opened in 1893. Nearly four decades la ...
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1976 NBA Title Banner
The banner honoring the 1976 NBA World Championship title-winning Celtics hung proudly in Boston Garden. Boston won the series over the Phoenix Suns behind the effort of NBA Finals MVP Jo Jo White, wh ...
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A Final Garden Party
Perhaps trying to summon good vibes for the contemporary Celtics, the 1963 NBA World Championship team graced the cover of the 1995 playoff media guide. Though the modern-day Celtics tried channeling ...
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A Grand Day for Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach achieved his 1,000th career victory (including playoff games) as a professional coach on January 12, 1966. Fittingly, the victory came at home over Boston’s longtime rival Los Angeles Lak ...
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A Piece of History
After more than 50 years in service, the hallowed parquet floor at Boston Garden was retired just before Christmas 1999. The floor had moved with the team from Boston Arena (now Northeastern Universit ...
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A Seat Signed by Russell and Red
Both Red Auerbach and Bill Russell signed this seat – stamped with the same number as Russell’s jersey – from the original Boston Garden. Only one NBA Finals series from 1957 to 1969 did not feature t ...
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A Sign of the Times
Visitors of Boston Garden and North Station would remember the large billboard that topped the south facade of the building for decades. While it certainly had its detractors – reportedly First Lady o ...
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Architectural Achievement
Today’s fans remember Boston Garden as “old,” but it was a state-of-the-art arena when it opened in 1928. Contemporary articles described the construction as “of modern American Architecture, massive ...
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Below the Parquet Floor
Not every piece of the Boston Garden parquet was shined and polished, but they all mattered. Below the glossy surface was a network of wood planks, brass screws and 988 bolts that kept the 247 5-by-5- ...
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Broadcasting From the Garden
Don Nelson prepared to take a free throw at Boston Garden while viewers around the nation watched on ABC. The NBA signed a deal with ABC in 1964 to broadcast the league’s games and later extended the ...