Old Celtics Parquet Floor

It is the only nba court floor made from red oak.

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. The floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii. It is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor. All others are made from rock maple.

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. This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships. The parquet of the boston garden is the most famous basketball floor in america. Ever wonder how the celtics ended up with such a unique court design.

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. The parquet look was the product of a lumber shortage as the celtics prepared to debut in the basketball association of america in 1946. The celtics today play on a parquet floor inside td garden that combines old and new sections.