Displayed is an original brick from the Boston Garden. The arena was designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who was behind the construction of Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Rickard wanted to make a total of seven Madison Square Gardens in the country. Rickard, mainly a boxing promoter, wanted the seats close enough to the action so that patrons "could see the sweat on the boxers' brows," and thus the Garden had a packed-in, close feel to it. The original name for the facility was Boston Madison Square Garden, but the name became shortened to Boston Garden. The Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics used the Garden as their home. The arena opened in 1928, and it was eventually expanded to seat 14,448 for ice hockey, 14,890 for basketball and 15,909 for concerts. The arena used a parquet floor for basketball. The Boston Garden lacked air conditioning and sometimes Boston Bruins' playoff games, played on a warm, spring day, would have a "fog" over the ice. The Boston Garden was the home to two Stanley Cup winning Bruins' teams, and the Boston Celtics won nine NBA Championships there. The last event in Boston Garden was a farewell evening on September 29, 1995, when Hall of Famers such as Celtic coach Red Auerbach, Celtic Larry Bird, and Bruins Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito took part. The arena had hosted many political events, boxing matches, and numerous concerts from such groups as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. The brick has "Boston Garden" hand-printed from an unknown hand using a fine-tipped marker. The off-white brick measures 2.1x2.1x8", and it weighs 79.4 ounces. The brick was retrieved when the original building was torn down. It has the expected number of minor irregularities and slight chipping from a brick taken after long-term use at an arena. Overall, the brick is in very good condition, and it serves as an appropriate memento from a storied Twentieth Century sports arena.