Boston Garden

building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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The Boston Garden was an indoor arena in Boston, Massachusetts, that served as the home for both the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. It was known for its distinctive parquet court, where the Celtics achieved much of their historic success. The arena was the home of the Celtics from their founding in 1946 until the franchise moved to the new TD Garden in 1995-96. The Boston Bruins also played there until their move to the new arena.12

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…founding, Brown also managed the Boston Garden, on whose distinctive parquet court the green-and-white-clad Celtics thrived until the franchise moved to a new arena, now known as TD Garden, in 1995–96. The team posted a losing record in each of its first four seasons, which prompted the hiring of head…
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…founding, Brown also managed the Boston Garden, on whose distinctive parquet court the green-and-white-clad Celtics thrived until the franchise moved to a new arena, now known as TD Garden, in 1995–96. The team posted a losing record in each of its first four seasons, which prompted the hiring of head…
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