1. The Gardens officially opened at 8:30 p.m. on Now. 12, 1931
 
2. The Gardens opening night attendance was 13,233
 
3. The Gardens was built during the Great Depression
 
4. Thomas Brothers Construction Company built The Gardens
 
5. Over 1,200 people were employed to build The Gardens
 
6. The land The Gardens was built on was bought for an estimated $350,000
 
7. First proposed site for The Gardens was Yonge and Fleet Street
 
8. Second proposed site for The Gardens was Knox College on Spadina Ave.
 
9. 540 kegs of nails were used to build The Gardens
 
10. 14 miles of pipe was used to create the ice surface
 
11. 230,000 haylite blocks were used to build The Gardens
 
12. 1,100 tons of gravel was used to build The Gardens
 
13. 950,000 board-feet of lumber was used to build The Gardens
 
14. Over 750,000 bricks were used to build The Gardens
 
15. The Gardens contains 13 million cubic feet of space
 
16. The Gardens towers 13 stories above street level
 
17. The Gardens was built to accommodate the growing number of hockey fans in Toronto
 
18. The Gardens occupies 282 ft. along Church St.
 
19. The Gardens occupies 350 ft. along Carlton St.
 
20. The Gardens originally included a gymnasium
 
21. The Gardens originally included a 2 lane bowling alley
 
22. The Gardens originally included a billiards room
 
23. The original penalty box was located between the team benches
 
24. The standing room section can hold an estimated 178 people
 
25. Over 100 million people have been entertained at The Gardens since 1931
 
26. The Gardens is the last of the original 6 team buildings being used
 
27. During the rebellion of 1837 a battle was tought on the site of The Gardens
 
28. Nov. 10, 1934 - 1st penalty shot in The Gardens
 
29. Penalty clocks were installed in The Gardens in 1936
 
30. Oct. 31, 1942 - 1st time the regular hockey season opened in October at The Gardens
 
31. A power plant was installed at The Gardens in 1946
 
32.Glass replaced the link fence lining the boards in 1947 - I don't have this cap
 
33. The original TV studio introduced in 1952 is still used today
 
34. Television came to The Gardens in 1952
 
35. Over 2,000 player interviews have taken place in the TV studio at The Gardens
 
36. Escalators were installded in The Gardens in 1955
 
37. 1962 was the first year Zamboni machines were used at The Gardens
 
38. New press boxes were built on the East side of The Gardens in 1965
 
39. The Gardens North & South Blue seating sections were added in 1966-67
 
40. The Gardens original score clock was not replaced until 1967
 
41. The Gardens original score clock weighed 3 1/2 tons
 
42. 3 different score clocks have been used in The Gardens
 
43. The Gardens seating capacity increased to 16,307 in 1968
 
44. The Gardens Gold seating section was introduced in 1974
 
45. Red seats turn into Golds and Blue seats into Reds, in 1974
 
46. New additions made to the dressing rooms at The Gardens in 1974
 
47. In 1978 The Gardens held 290 attractions in 365 days
 
48. New Red Seats were installed in The Gardens in 1978
 
49. The 67 original boxes were completed in 1981 - I don't have this cap
 
50. Board signage was introduced to The Gardens in 1989
 
51. Green and Grey seating sections were recovered for $250,000
 
52. Feb. 6, 1934 - 1st North American speed skating championships
 
53. Nov. 18, 1941 - Ice Follies visit The Gardens for the 1st time
 
54. Sept. 21, 1942 - A public war rally was held at The Gardens
 
55. Mar. 8, 1943 - 1st time the Ice Capades visited The Gardens
 
56. Sept. 20, 1944 - Bob Hope Show, tickets were sold for war savings stamps
 
57. May 31, 1950 - The Gardens hosted the Jack Benny Show
 
58. Oct. 23, 1951 - The Harlem Globetrotters first visited The Gardens
 
59. Oct. 28, 1952 the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis show - top price was $4.00
 
60. Sept. 7, 1964 - The Beatles perform at The Gardens - Top ticket price was $5.50
 
61. April 25, 1965 - The Rolling Stones play The Gardens
 
62. July 1, 1967 - Mamas and Papas play at The Gardens
 
63. March 21, 1969 - The Doors perform at The Gardens
 
64. May 3, 1969 - Jimi Hendrix performs at The Gardens
 
65. June 11, 1970 - Tom Jones performs at The Gardens
 
66. Sept. 4, 1971 - Led Zeppelin performs at The Gardens
 
67. Mar. 11, 1973 - Pink Floyd performs at The Gardens
 
68. May 1, 1978 - David Bowie performs at The Gardens
 
69. May 1, 1978 - Frank Sinatra performs at The Gardens
 
70. June 9, 1978 - Bob Marley and the Wailers performs at The Gardens
 
71. May 15, 1979 - Van Halen performs at The Gardens
 
72. Oct. 7, 1979 - Abba performs at The Gardens