Boston Garden

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demolished building entertainment venue indoor arena sports venue

Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.

Aliases (5)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	demolished building → entertainment venue → indoor arena → sports venue →
alsoKnownAs	Boston Madison Square Garden → The Boston Garden → The Garden →
architect	F. Frederick Ayer → Louis C. Newhall →
closed	1995-09-28 →
closingYear	1995 →
constructionCost	$10,000,000 (approximate, 1928 dollars) →
country	United States →
demolished	1998 →
heritage	longtime home of Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins →
homeArenaOf	Boston Bruins → Boston Celtics →
hostedEvent	NBA Finals → NBA games → NHL games → Stanley Cup Finals → boxing matches → college hockey games → concerts → political conventions → professional wrestling events →
locatedIn	Boston → Causeway Street → Massachusetts → North End, Boston →
notableFor	historic Boston Celtics championship runs → intimate and noisy atmosphere → non-standard smaller ice surface → obstructed-view seats →
opened	1928-11-17 →
openingYear	1928 →
operator	Boston Garden-Arena Corporation →
owner	Boston and Maine Corporation → Delaware North →
partOf	sports history of Boston →
replacedBy	TD Garden →
seatingCapacity	about 13,909 for hockey → about 14,890 for basketball →
successorVenue	FleetCenter → TD Garden →
surface	hardwood court → ice rink →
tenant	Boston Braves (NHL) → Boston Bruins → Boston Bruins (NHL) → Boston Celtics → Boston Celtics (BAA/NBA) →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston Garden ("Boston Madison Square Garden") → Boston Garden ("The Boston Garden") → The Garden →	alsoKnownAs
1976 NBA Finals → 1981 NBA Finals →	game1Location
1976 NBA Finals → 1981 NBA Finals →	game2Location
1976 NBA Finals → 1981 NBA Finals →	game5Location
1976 NBA Finals →	CelticsHomeArena
NBA All-Star Game →	firstEditionLocation
Boston Celtics →	formerArena
Boston Bruins →	formerHomeArena
Causeway Street, Boston ("Boston Garden development") →	hasNearbyLandmark
Boston Braves (AHL) →	homeArena
1981 NBA Finals →	homeArenaEasternChampion
Boston Braves (AHL) →	homeGamesPlayedAt
The Garden →	nicknameFor
F. Frederick Ayer →	notableWork
Shawmut Center →	notToBeConfusedWith
Boston Garden ("Boston Garden-Arena Corporation") →	operator
The Garden ("historic Boston Garden arena") →	refersTo
TD Garden →	replaced
1969 NBA Finals →	venue
Johnny Most →	workLocation