The Boston Garden - Segment by Paul Ryden (1988)

A look at the old Boston Garden and its lovable flaws like the dead spots on the floor, the lack of air conditioning and the Game 4 of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers which was interrupted by a fog and a power failure.

[@AlonsoRules]

The house that Bill Russell built, Larry Bird kept maintained and Len Bias should have rebuilt

[@MrPocketfullOfSteel]

That was well said, Anthony!!

[@promeitheus]

I love how smoky the place would get. The smoky haze is what separates old footage from new.

[@calvinsampson1735]

The best Garden

[@AntonioWhite-ef4ue]

One greatest, historical buildings to play basketball!!

[@matthew-dv8gv]

A iconic WWF Venue that lasted until May, 1995.

[@RJSty1ez07]

RIP Craig Sager

[@brianc1481]

I miss it.. From WWF wrestling to the Celtics.. It was the best.

[@maxpeck4154]

0:56 There's something about that shot where the Garden first comes into view amongst the railroad tracks on a rainy day. I've never been to Boston. Grew up and live in Michigan but I would've loved to see a game at the old garden.

[@danieldevito6380]

Trust me, the novelty wears off QUICKLY

[@Jondsmusic]

@@danieldevito6380no it doesn’t!

[@eltravo2112]

Fun fact: Attendance capacity for a Celtics home game there was 14,890

[@master-kq3nw]

the legendary stadium

[@JRAFF145]

Another Jim from Lynn?

[@Jondsmusic]

I miss the garden and its beautiful iconic ways. Especially how it messed with opposing teams heads, especially those scumbag fakers and their fake glitz and glam.

[@dylan54945]

How did they have hockey there if there wasn’t air conditoning?

[@Tubewings]

The ice is mechanically frozen.

[@MikeGoesBadaBoom]

The rink itself has refrigeration and freezing. It’s how they can do ice hockey outside in Los Angeles at dodger stadium. Only downside is that it makes condensation fog

[@paulrogers5559]

wicked pissah

[@stevenhalvax5717]

the gaarden

[@stop....hammertime]

The old Garden was the shiznit. From the rats to the obstructed views. First game I ever went to was the B's vs Nords in the mid 80s. Part of my childhood memories. Now GOOOOOO Red Wings! Lamar was my neighbor in south ozone park by the way. I went to the clink, he ended up at URI😂 Never forget lamar and Kevin Freeman from UConn, baby!

[@tmat2024]

Good riddance! Two biggest shots: Magic's sky hook in 1987 and Van Exel's buzzer beater in 1994!

[@Jondsmusic]

Fakers suck! We beat you in 84 and we’re going to win in 2024, deal with it!

[@Jondsmusic]

The fakers suck like you! The garden was great! All you haters had was a fake arena, just like your fake tans and tits and everything else that sucks about Hell LA! And we beat you in 84 and we’re going to win now in 2024, deal with it!