Boston Garden
	Title: "Boston Garden, at the New North Station, Boston, Mass." Date: circa 1929 Creator: Not identified Original Media: 3 ½" x 5 ½" color postcard
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	Built in 1928 by the City of Boston on Causeway Street, upstairs from the new Boston North Station, the facility had a capacity of 14,890 seats and was considered state-of the-art. The Boston Garden was opened in 1928 and became a major venue for Boston’s sports, entertainment, social, and cultural activities. The Garden took over from the Boston Arena as the most important multi-use site in the city. Over the years it hosted thousand of events including professional and amateur sports, circuses, ice shows, and rock concerts. Boston Garden served as an exposition hall and provided a home to political rallies, including John F. Kennedy's famous election-eve address in November of 1960. As a major Boston “sports temple" the “Gahden” was home to the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins and team championship banners and retired numbers of mythic sports players were hung from the rafters. The Garden was one of the major boxing arenas in the United States. One of the unique elements of Boston Garden was its intricate parquet floor. Originally built and installed in the Boston Arena on St. Botolph Street, the floor was removed piece-by-piece and reinstalled in Boston Garden in 1952. The Boston Garden was demolished in November 1997, after the completion of the new Fleet Center, but its legend, lives on with the many fans that sat in its seats and cheered on their teams.
	Source: Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes (on the left under the title Arena's select Past and East and then select Boston Garden from the resulting list)
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