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A Walkthrough the Old Boston Garden 1997
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- This video was in a video camera I bought on ebay a few years ago. It appears to be a salvage crew going through the building before it's demolition in 1997.
Worked security there in the mid 80’s. After games I did the midnight to 8 shift walking around the entire bldg in the dark with a shitty flashlight. Actually skated on the ice after the parquet floor was pulled after a Celts game. The ice was dry, rutted and covered with popcorn boxes, cups and other things. Felt like the best ice I ever skated on!
Yes, it was a "rat-hole," a "shit hole," a dump, obstructed seats, and every other "bad" thing you would want to say...yet it was the grandest, greatest, most spectacular sports venue we ever had. To enter it, was like entering the Tower of London, a living armory, you could feel the ghosts and if you had any historical bone in your body, you could literally feel all the history at once...you could see Russell, Cousy, Orr, the great fighters, the grateful dead. You could literally smell 70 years of cigar smoke and popcorn and stale beer, your feet would stick to the floor...the hidden warrens, the arcane accouterments, it was an anachronism and outdated and ill-suited for modern, capitalist, sanitized, cha-ching, billion dollar sports, but it was a hold out, like a rebel who protected her charges from assault. It was a feeling like no other and as Pat Riley said, they should've kept it open as a museum of american sport and culture and given tours - let people know/feel what history was and what it was like.
+V Kmetz Yes!
V Kmetz very very well said and I wish thry didn't tear it down because I dream of being able to see it in person
Im from Sacramento and im hoping they dont tear down the old Arco Arena. So much history there! I really wish they kept the old Boston Gardens. I would've loved going and getting a tour where Bill Russle and Bird made history
What a rich comment. I really loved the way you described the Garden. I ndver had the chance to go but you just gave me a good idea of what it was like..
Perfect description on our beloved and missed Garden, been a lifelong New Englander born in 1981 and will never forget my experiences there, seeing Celts and Bruins with my dad and grandfathers over the years...also I would add to your description the old elevated Green Line subway station that was connected to the Garden, so many cold winter night memories leaving a game directly onto the elevated train platform...someone needs to figure a time machine out fast!!!
WOW! I never realized that the gardens was in so bad shape. I thought they just tore it down because it was too small. Thanx for filling me in. I just wished I could've done a walk through the old gardens before they demolished it, would've loved to have seen in person just once the house that Orr & Esposito & all the other great Bruins played in. Thanx again for the response......cheers! GO BRUINS!
As a gent from Michigan, I recall in the late 80s working out there living in NH driving down to the Gahden" as you say in Boston to watch some games. $10 for obstructed view seat only thing in the way was the balcony hiding the main scoreboard. Also sat in the balcony, what an experience. I got into a playoff game against Montreal no problem, hard to believe. I saw the Wings play there a time or two,
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The first time i ever saw a game there from out of state i couldn't believe how small and sauna hot it was.But it was magical being in there.The place had a real sense of being in somewhere beyond special with the loud and obnoxious (and drunk) Boston fans and the pop corn vendors and characters . Those days are long gone at sports venues
Thank you for posting this. Does anyone remember the Priest like guy that stood by the turn styles every game and said "Help The Homeless" endlessly? The yellow chairs brought me back.
I still remember taking the train into a red Sox game with my dad, it must have been spring of 98. I remember walking by and seeing the new fleet center and the garden being demolished, half of it was down and you could see in and see the remaining seats still standing. Closest I ever got to entering the famous gahdennnn
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Can't believe we kept that place as long as we did. I miss it but what a mess it was.
The original six buildings in the NHL, there was nothing like them. They were certainly a time period of originality with hockey fans.
You sure? A lot of old arenas are kinda similar, they’re way more unique these days
@@goalhorncrazy9779 eh, the new Chase arena and Heat arena look a lot like Staples Center. Many 90s arenas were also boxy.
Bruins games there were incredible. Hockey is so fast and the rink was right there. I saw Gretzky play against the Bruins in playoffs in May/June with the ice buried in an actual fog. The puck would appear from nowhere out of clouds.
The most feared home court in all of sport
Hellz yes..Birds nest
Hahahaha come to an every football game in Europe or South America you will know the meaning of fear.
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@Weekend Offender nobody gives a shit about soccer. It’s for people with small dicks.
I went to a ton of Boston Braves Hockey games ( Bruins farm team in the early 70s) at The Gahden. Saw My Dad graduate from Northeastern there too. He was the Old College Guy. I saw plenty of Bruins games too. Not to mention a million concerts. Nothing like a J. Geils show at the Garden. Best of all was seeing The Grateful Dead there. First row balcony rite above Jerry. Best seat in the house. Like being in Heaven during Terrapin Station. God I Miss that place. ( My feet definitely stuck to the floor )I was from Medford and I could walk there. I took My kids there and got a few blonde bricks out of the pile and a gold seat Bottom from the Balcony. Came with gum and everything. I miss that place. It’s videos like this that bring Me back. Thanks again.
I know there is safety hazards but how cool would it be to watch a NHL game in a old rink? That would be awesome! Like a throwback night
Greatest memories of my childhood were watching the Bruins in that glorious building
worked as a vendor in this building through the mid eighties, really miss it. What ever happened to the organ? unmistakable sound. great job for a high school kid. thanks for the video!
John Kiley, I can still hear him playing Lady of Spain. Wow, how many games and concerts I went to in that old barn? I got to play in the ECAC finals my sophomore year at UNH there, I remember the corners angling in weirdly. Much later was part of a crew shooting ads for Miller Light with Tommy Heinson and Dick Butkus in the stands there. Tommy told a story about being down 3-0 against the Sixers and wanting to go evoke the ghosts of the Garden after their 3rd loss. He took a folding chair and was going to go out to mid-court, flipped on some lights, and heard scurrying and saw rats "The size of large Dachshunds" running away from the light. He never went out and the Celts lost the next game.
This really brings me back to my youth when my father used to take me to see the Celtics and the Bruins. Those were the best times in my life and wish I could go back. Miss the old Garden!
Apparently you didn't have any of those obstructed view seats. Worst of any park or arena I've been to.
those guys made some serious money pulling that old stuff out of there, thats the pick of a lifetime
The greatest home court advantage of any sport in history.
And how loud was it for Bulls games before Jordan came to town...?
RobMcDougall And just how consistently loud was the Boston Garden before Larry Bird came to town?
dilly dilly
Don Avan agreed
It was a different era all around. Fans were into it. It had an atmosphere ,like playoffs
legendary boston garden
Greatest home field advantage of any sport, ever. Bottom line. The ghosts of the old Garden on Causeway.
Cool video....but it sure would've been nice if the dude filming gave us a wide shot every now and then. Why does everything have to be zoomed in?
He's doing an inventory of items to shill, big money to be made selling old fixtures and fittings to nostalgists.
The old Boston GaHden ! Brings back so many memories.
I was watching and reading about Celtics history, and i know that Old Garden was something special for all Boston fans and it was great home court...
In whole world there is only one other sports hall with same history and same spirit, and it is in Belgrade, Serbia (ex Yugoslavia) and it is called Pionir hall.
It was a home for two teams - Red Star and Partizan, basketball arch rivals.
Just go to RUclips and find some videos about Pionir hall , the fans, the atmoshere.
NBA is best basketball show in the World, but PASSION and TRADITION is in Pionir!
The Celtics had a 40-1 home record during the 1985-1986 season.
+Molasses90 yup. tough place to win. even tougher than the 95-96 bulls
Anne Francis Even the 1986-87 or the 2000-01 Lakers can beat 15-16 Warriors
@Anne Francis maybe the warriors but doubtfully the bulls
Hope y’all was joking
@@Dontdoit101 cry
that brought back a lot of wonderful memories, thank you!
I wish it was still there today so I could see it
this was so old arena built 1929
@JayGoCrazy they need renovated in 9os but that would be too exspensive so they decide to destroyed garden i love old stadiums part of tradition.
I used to get balcony seats, row AA for Bruins games. Same seats as Fred and Derrick, just on the other side of the ice. Best hockey rink ever.
I grew up in that beautiful building!!
a place only where legends played...
The old Chicago Stadium was the nicest of the old arenas. Should have kept it - would have been a big tourist draw - but big time sports only thinks in the short term.
Thanks for letting us in on this. Great find
7:17 . yes, the 'joke' about John Kiley was true. that he played (the organ) for all 3 teams. They tend to neglect to mention he was let-go of his Boston Garden duties because he was drunk half the time. Ron Harry replaced him in 1983 in the Garden and played for both teams until the building closed in 1995. He then continued as the Celtics organist (as much as they ever use the organ in the new building) until his death in 2004.
John19182004 I drank beers rite at his organ with him. Quite a guy. I have his autograph on a Bruins program somewhere. I can’t really remember. 😂
I can remember those wooden seats and the smell of the Garden I miss it
what did it smell like?
AquaMarine _20 probably like piss and cigarettes
@@Zj2030 victory..sweet victory ..and Johnny Most's cigars(rip)😉
Apparently you didn't have any of those obstructed view seats. Worst of any park or arena I've been to.
@@Zj2030 A combination of beer, cigar smoke, popcorn, hotdogs, perspirations and circus visits
It was a old rat infested fire trap but it was our old rat infested firetrap.
They could've went the route the Canadiens took with the Forum and expanded it to create some space and more seats. That way the concourses would be bigger and you can have more bathrooms and concession stands.
Great video! Thanks!
I miss the garden it was like my second home the smell the sound have 3 seats so many memories
Apparently you didn't have any of those obstructed view seats. Worst of any park or arena I've been to.
I love the people pissin and moanin about the video quality.
It makes them ' uncomfortable'
Well having worked there for close to 7 years the vid encapsulates how it felt being in that environment each day perfectly.
Like being in a time machine for me and these whiners have to remember it wasnt made with the idea of it ever being saved for the youtube generation.
Just some guy doing estimates on how much money they could make on the memorabilia left over in the building.
the taj mahal of boston .....................the old garden ...................nothing like this old barn
Apparently you didn't have any of those obstructed view seats. Worst of any park or arena I've been to.
@@howie9751 Had Plenty Of Them ..Just Had To Know Where To Go ,Under The Radio Booth With The Guys From Lynn And Revere
@@cclub002000 Depended on what you could afford. By the way, how's the TD Gardens? Haven't been there yet.
@@howie9751 Not The Greatest ........Too Big
@@cclub002000 A lot of new ones are. Thanks.
Wow this video is awesome..brings back alot of great memories.... what a buy from EBAY!!
2:02 "Best cup next to Stanley's."
LMMFAO!!!!
Why people keep commenting on what a great video this is, is a mystery to me. It's a blurry, unwatchable, out of focus mess.
I wish there was more too
There is Historic in every Arena. Boston -Toronto -Chicago. Etc.
Saw my first Grateful Dead show in the old Garden, and let me tell you, trying to navigate through the halls when you're spun on LSD is quite the experience!
I got to play 2 hockey games there🙌
Mmmmm beer apparatus. I remember getting so many beers there as a 10 to 16 year old. 2 beer limit? 2 beers per hand. "Here's a tray kid." - Sully, the beer venda
That’s places has some much history you couldn’t even bottle it if they tried
Love that old promenade sign at 8:32 (barely clear)
Too bad the Garden had no air conditioning;Would have helped the Lakers in the 84 finals
Wow I remember watching Adam Oates and cam nelly play there on tv and I was like 6 or 7 but wish I had gone and watched my first game in the original garden makes me miss playing CLCF hockey back then I wish I had followed thru playing back then what a sport nothing like it ill tell ya fleet center gone but not forgotten
Someone needs to do this with Rexall Place
They should've kept it as a historical landmark just like the astrodome.
They should rebuild it so kids like me can know what it looks like and it's part of history with BOBBY ORR
I was sad watching this place go and I hate Boston but love history the garden and the aud in buffalo were almost identical except Boston had a lot more banners hanging from the rafters lol greetings from the best city in the world Buffalo N.Y.
The Garden looks like gonna going down its was to old
Speaking Of too Old
one of the greatest memories in sports events...
it was too old even in 80s ,,but legendary arena
"Who's OSHA?"
How did I not realize they quit using this place in the 90s? I mean, I'm sure I did when I saw Boston Celtics games and didn't see the crazy floor but dang. I guess I just forgot.
Such an historic building... Too bad it was crumbling in place.
@4lifeReagan yeah lots of championships won there. Just by teams other than the Astros and Oilers.
The old way of living died the day The Garden was closed forever! Am I wrong?
Was looking forward to this video when I found it but the camera work couldn't be any worse.
8:30 .. it's not "the Celtics clock, and the Bruins clock". the lower one (that is on in the vid) was a scoreboard and clock (for both hockey and basketball). the upper one that is not on was the Shots-on-Goal scoreboard for the Bruins games.
@Railfan2103 Whoops, didn't see description. Sorry!
Hi Hamram64,
I'm a producer with ESPN and was hoping you might allow us to use this video for a story about the old Boston Garden. Do you think you might be able to send it to me on a DVD or upload it to a site like WeTransfer.com?
Thanks for your time,
Dan
+Dan Arruda
Use it anyway you wish if it's not too late. If you have the means, just download it from RUclips, if you can't do that let me know and I will try that WeTransfer.com
+hamram64 Thanks!! We can download it from RUclips but the quality won't be great. If you have a chance to upload it to WeTransfer that would be helpful. My email address is danny.f.arruda@espn.com Thanks
+hamram64 Sell it to them you fool
Dan Arruda ESPN is a shithole now, it is very liberal, and need to stop!
Been in there many times.
what was that chalkboard used for? Looks like something a sports psychologist would write one while talking to Bruins or Celtics players. Figure it was before one of their final games in the building in 1995 and just never got erased...and was still there in 1997. Weird but fascinating
The big Scoreboard is now in the eating area of the Arsenal Mall in Watertown, MA
No its not they just redid the mall and removed the score board some one purchased it in auction and he's deciding what to do with it
@@paullagasse5504 damn they did I haven't been there in years
I live in Peabody Mass about 20 minutes north of BostonI wanted to know how can I get my hands on a couple of literally between two and three of those Boston garden chairsif someone could please let me know I would appreciate it I would love to have those in my house most.......
I miss the original Garden like most, but despite the rockin' atmosphere, it REALLY was old and rat-infested (I remember seeing a big rat DURING a Bruins game), and it had to come down. Great memories, for sure, but it had to go.
I was born in this place..
The golden era rinks were great. Terrible views, nauseating restrooms and you've probably sat under a leaky section of the ceiling at one point or another. But, who would have it any other way?
How did you get in?
@thadirtyabbott That's the whole thing.
Jesus christ, who was filming this video, Stevie Wonder?
3:51, ah yes, the old Bruins train horn recording came out of that puny speaker!
My showtime Lakers did some cooking in that building and got cooked in there also went both ways
Why did they demolished it
Lol we got some first timers here huh?!
They destroyed where the record of a 40-1 record was made, where 15 championships happened, and where the 2 greatest sports played, (Boston Celtics and Boston Football (i didnt know the team name sorry)
The patriots never played here, you might be thinking about the Bruins?
The most legendary sports building in new england
Walk carefully
#secsports #secmusic
Does this bring back memories? Lousy video, though. I wonder how much we paid for this. Where's the spiral staircase? I'll go with the 2 beer minimum, though.
What? No rats? :)
Show the view from seats
Not as bad as market square arena
It would have been nice if he knew how to use a video recorder ...
Dude learn how to film! I want the garden not a headache!
Cold beer!! Peaaaanutss!!
Uncomfortable seats!
Whoever filmed this definitely did not do the best job at focusing. Alot of closeup stuff lol. Seems to be something to do with the fire department from hearing the radio chatter.
Why tear down a hockey shrine?
Come on guys Bobby OMerrill is on his way up. Don't embarrass me
closed the year i was born.
Zoomed in closeup views of random objects in Boston Garden. But not a "walkthrough" that gives you a perspective of the place.
What a horrible job of filming. Out of focus and too much zooming in. How about panning out to let us get the panoramic effect of being there?
Because it wasn't filmed for you to get a panoramic effect. Its a salvage crew looking for shit to salvage. Just be thankful film like this exists at all
It’s basically home made. To most Boston Gahden Fans , this is a Gem. I love it.
The Astrodome was better I believe!!!
Larry bird should have bought it
I'm dizzy
Whoever filmed this definitely did not do the best job at focusing. Alot of closeup stuff lol.
Feels like a prison video