TD Garden yesterday "showed off the first phase" of its $70M renovation, and the walls of the fourth floor loge concourse "now boast pictures from notable events at the Garden, everything from ice skating championships to the Beatles’ 1964 concert," according to Jordan Graham of the BOSTON HERALD. The concourse also "has more than 200 digital screens for a flashier fan experience." More than 400 Wi-Fi antennas "have been installed throughout the Garden, including some in the hockey boards." Legends, the arena's club for season-ticket holders, features "a new raw bar, pizza oven and digital Celtics and Bruins banners that appear to blow in the wind." The original yellow Boston Garden sign "is mounted on the wall and incorporated into the new design." Eight of the 16 concession stands on the loge level also "have been redesigned from top to bottom, with new menus and new kitchen equipment." TD Garden President Amy Latimer said that there "has not been an arena-wide equipment upgrade in 20 years" (BOSTON HERALD, 10/9). Latimer: "This is for our fans, they’ve asked for this." In Boston, Nina Joy Godlewski notes phase two of the renovations "is expected to be done within a year or so and includes renovations to the ProShop, the level seven concourse, and more concession stands" (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/9).
