Old Celtics Parquet Floor

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.

Old celtics parquet floor.

It is the only nba court floor made from red oak. The parquet of the boston garden is the most famous basketball floor in america. 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 celtics today play on a parquet floor inside td garden that combines old and new sections.

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. All others are made from rock maple. This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships.

The parquet look was the product of a lumber shortage as the celtics prepared to debut in the basketball association of america in 1946. Similar square paneled parquet floors albeit in maple were made for the orlando magic minnesota timberwolves denver nuggets and new jersey nets. The floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii.