Boston Celtics Parquet Floor

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

Boston celtics parquet floor.

This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships. Ever wonder how the celtics ended up with such a unique court design. It is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor. 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 play their home games sandwiched by history with the 17 championship banners that hang above and the fabled parquet floor beneath. 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 floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii. All others are made from rock maple.

The parquet floor is the focus of fascination for many fans and the following is a sampling of the questions that tend to be asked. Is this the same floor that was used from the original days of the celtics. The celtics today play on a parquet floor inside td garden that combines old and new sections. The floor remained intact and in use until it was cut up and sold as souvenirs in 1999 after the 1998 demolition of boston garden.

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.