<P> In 1936 , the Red Sox installed a 23 - foot ( 7.0 m ) net above the Monster in order to protect the storefronts on adjoining Lansdowne Street from home run balls . The net remained until the 2002 -- 03 offseason , when the team 's new ownership constructed a new seating section atop the wall to accommodate 274 fans . Wildly popular , these `` Monster seats '' were part of a larger expansion plan for Fenway Park seating . The Red Sox later added a smaller seating section in 2005 , dubbed the `` Nation 's Nest , '' located between the main seating section and the center field scoreboard . </P>
<P> In 1936 , the Red Sox installed a 23 - foot ( 7.0 m ) net above the Monster in order to protect the storefronts on adjoining Lansdowne Street from home run balls . The net remained until the 2002 -- 03 offseason , when the team 's new ownership constructed a new seating section atop the wall to accommodate 274 fans . Wildly popular , these `` Monster seats '' were part of a larger expansion plan for Fenway Park seating . The Red Sox later added a smaller seating section in 2005 , dubbed the `` Nation 's Nest , '' located between the main seating section and the center field scoreboard . </P>
when were seats added to the green monster
when were seats added to the green monster
2002 -- 03 offseason 2005
2002 -- 03 offseason 2005