Boston Garden-Arena Corporation

Boston Garden-Arena Corporation
Founded1934
Defunct1973
FateMerged with Storer Broadcasting
Key people
Walter A. Brown, President and General Manager
Weston Adams, Chairman
Weston Adams Jr., President

The Boston Garden-Arena Corporation was an American corporation that oversaw the operations of the Boston Garden from 1934 to 1973. It was formed when the Boston Arena Corporation gained control of the Boston Garden from the Madison Square Garden Corporation in 1934.[1] From 1946 to 1950 it owned the Boston Celtics.[2] In 1951 it purchased controlling interest in the Boston Bruins from Weston Adams.[3] In 1953 it sold the Boston Arena to Samuel M. Pinsly for $398,000.[4] In 1973, the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation merged with Storer Broadcasting.[5]

  1. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (September 7, 1934). "Garden-Arena Plan Adopted". Boston Daily Globe.
  2. ^ "Brown, Pieri Purchases Celtics Basketball Club". The Hartford Courant. August 1, 1950.
  3. ^ "Boston Bruins Change Hands". AP. October 12, 1951. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Private Interests Buy Boston Arena". The Hartford Courant. April 18, 1953.
  5. ^ "Broadcasting firm merges with ownership of Bruins". UPI. December 8, 1972. Retrieved 19 March 2012.