The Forum vs Boston Garden, which Arena was more popular?

BRINGTHEPAIN · Post #21 » by **BRINGTHEPAIN** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:02 am

Boston Garden. And because it looks like BG the current Celtics floor is the best in the NBA today.

Brooklyn718 · Post #22 » by **Brooklyn718** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:41 pm

"The Garden" just doesn't fit right with me for the Celtics. Boston Garden does. When anyone today hears the Garden (Worlds most famous Arena) I think of Madison Square. Anyone else?

ljp24 · Post #23 » by **ljp24** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:52 pm

Brooklyn718 wrote:"The Garden" just doesn't fit right with me for the Celtics. Boston Garden does. When anyone today hears the Garden (Worlds most famous Arena) I think of Madison Square. Anyone else?

because it closed 14 years ago?

Brooklyn718 · Post #24 » by **Brooklyn718** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:06 pm

Madison was built first though

greenbeans · Post #25 » by **greenbeans** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:08 pm

Brooklyn718 wrote:Madison was built first though

it shoulda closed first too, but it didnt

Post #26 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:42 pm

"the Fabulous Forum" as it was known to the locals was built as a hockey arena in the late 60s.

basketball didn't arrive there till the 70's so obviously the B Garden would have better recognition.

"the Great western forum" as it was known from the late 80's on became famous not just because of the Lakers success in the 80's, but because of the celebreties that would come to see the lakers play.

adding the fact that it was not in a safe neighborhood and it was not even in Los Angeles, but in Inglewood, CA and you can see why the Forum is not even in the same league as the B Garden.

don't get me wrong it was a great place to watch the Lakers, but in the 80's the visitors locker room at ARCO Arena would have been a great place to watch the Lakers.