The Boston Garden was built November 17, 1928. It was designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third incarnation of New York's Madison Square Garden. Located on top of North Station, the Boston Garden hosted home games for the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, and was also used as an exposition hall for political rallies such as the famous speech by John F. Kennedy in November, 1960. The Boston Garden was demolished in November of 1997, a few years after the completion of its new successor arena, the Fleet Center. During the demolition, our consignor literally pulled this backboard out of the dumpster, making it in all probability one of the two final backboards hung in the original Boston Garden. It measures 68-1/4” W x 38-1/4” H x ½” thick and is solid glass. It is quite heavy, weighing approximately 250 pounds. There is no rim attached. It is in overall EX condition with light scraping and scuffing. It is not available for pick-up or viewing at Grey Flannel but is available for pick-up in the Boston area. Due to the weight and fragility, there will be an additional shipping and packaging charge on this lot.