"It'll be bigger and greater," Northeastern and Hockey Hall of Famer David Poile said in an recent interview with The Associated Press. "But for those of us that were lucky enough to play there, we'll always have those memories."
""The largest, most complete and most elaborate temple erected for the devotees of sport in the world."
""I like to be in places where men were men and basketball was basketball instead of what we have sometimes now,""
Matthews Arena opened as Boston Arena on April 16, 1910, and served as the original home of the Boston Bruins and hosted the first Celtics game, creating the parquet floor. The venue hosted presidents including both Roosevelts, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy, and honored aviators Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Concerts featured artists such as Marvin Gay, the Supremes, Bob Dylan and Ludacris. Northeastern University now owns the 115-year-old arena, which will close after a Huskies-Beanpot game and be replaced by a multipurpose arena and recreation center on the same site.
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