Old Celtics Parquet Floor
The boston celtics play their home games sandwiched by history with the 17 championship banners that hang above and the fabled parquet floor beneath.
Old celtics parquet floor. This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships. All others are made from rock maple. It is so unusual that when the celtics went shopping for a unique retirement present for julius erving during his. Fit to be square the boston celtics play on one of the most recognizable wood floors in the world but the notoriety wasn t intentional.
The boston celtics said monday they will replace the parquet floor they have used for 53 years with a new high tech floor that will resemble and contain scraps from the old. Ever wonder how the celtics ended up with such a unique court design. Similar square paneled parquet floors albeit in maple were made for the orlando magic minnesota timberwolves denver nuggets and new jersey nets. It is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor.
The floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii. The celtics today play on a parquet floor inside td garden that combines old and new sections. The parquet floor was built and installed in the aforementioned boston arena first home of the bruins hockey team and moved to the garden in 1952.