Description: Bruins retire Bobby Orr's number 4 in center ice ceremony at Boston Garden. Raise number to rafters. Crowd cheers relentlessly. Johnny Bucyk helps make presentation. Bobby dons jersey and makes a thank-you and farewell speech.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/09/1979
Description: Interview with Paul Mooney, president of Boston Garden and Bruins, on construction of new stadium versus renovating existing structure. Pan interior of Garden, empty seats, basketball hoops, scoreboard. Bruins and Celtics championship banners suspended from rafters. Maintenance workers mop parquet basketball floor. Marquee of upcoming games.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1979
Description: Mayor Kevin White holds press conference in Boston Garden lobby to announce Moshe Safdie's plan to redevelop North Station area. Credits BRA director Robert Ryan, standing by, for inspiration. Safdie explains plan, pointing to massive architectural model. It involves creating an island in the Charles River, moving the elevated green line trolley, and either a new arena for Celtics and Bruins or a major renovation of the Garden.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/24/1979