The Palace of Auburn Hills

The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace
Address	6 Championship Drive
Location	Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates	42°41′49″N 83°14′44″W / 42.69694°N 83.24556°W
Owner	Tom Gores
Operator	Palace Sports & Entertainment
Capacity	Basketball: 22,076; Ice hockey: 20,804; Concerts: 6,000 to 23,000
Construction
Broke ground	June 7, 1986
Opened	August 13, 1988
Renovated	2005, 2015
Closed	October 12, 2017
Demolished	July 11, 2020
Construction cost	$90 million; ($232 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Rossetti Architects
Project manager	Frank Rewold and Sons
Structural engineer	McClerg & Associates Inc.
General contractor	R.E. Dailey & Company
Tenants
	Detroit Pistons (NBA) (1988–2017); Detroit Vipers (IHL) (1994–2001); Detroit Safari (CISL) (1994–1997); Detroit Whalers (OHL) (1995–1996); Detroit Rockers (NPSL) (1997–2000); Detroit Shock (WNBA) (1998–2009); Detroit Fury (AFL) (2001–2004)

The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League, the Detroit Neon/Detroit Safari of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, and the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League.

The Palace was one of eight basketball arenas owned by their respective NBA franchises. The Pistons moved to Little Caesars Arena in Midtown Detroit in 2017 and the Palace was demolished in 2020.

^ ^a ^b "PALACE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT". Palacenet.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^ Haynes, Geoffrey (June 7, 1986). "Pistons Plan to Vacate Silverdome for Auburn Hills". The Argus-Press. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ Muret, Don (November 3, 2008). "Twenty years in, the Palace still shines". Sports Business Daily. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Palace of Auburn Hills". Palacenet.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ Broda, Natalie; Brodan, Natalie (October 13, 2017). "Last Call: Taste of Auburn Hills closes Palace". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Hamilton, Jacob (July 11, 2020). "Palace of Auburn Hills imploded, leveling former home of Detroit Pistons". MLive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Glass, Alana (July 30, 2012). "Tom Gores Puts His Stamp On The Detroit Pistons With Arena Renovations". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Monarrez, Carlos (April 10, 2017). "The story of the Palace of Auburn Hills: Somehow, it worked". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
^ Munsey, Paul; Suppes, Cory. "Palace of Auburn Hills". Ballparks.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
^ http://www.pci.org/view_file.cfm?file=JL-91-JANUARY-FEBRUARY-3.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "The Palace of Auburn Hills". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "The Palace of Auburn Hills". Pistons.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Palace at Auburn Hills". Inside Arenas. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[Palacenet-1] "PALACE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT". Palacenet.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[2] Haynes, Geoffrey (June 7, 1986). "Pistons Plan to Vacate Silverdome for Auburn Hills". The Argus-Press. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

[SBD-3] Muret, Don (November 3, 2008). "Twenty years in, the Palace still shines". Sports Business Daily. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Palace-4] "Palace of Auburn Hills". Palacenet.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[Taste-5] Broda, Natalie; Brodan, Natalie (October 13, 2017). "Last Call: Taste of Auburn Hills closes Palace". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[Demolition-6] Hamilton, Jacob (July 11, 2020). "Palace of Auburn Hills imploded, leveling former home of Detroit Pistons". MLive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[forbes.com-7] Glass, Alana (July 30, 2012). "Tom Gores Puts His Stamp On The Detroit Pistons With Arena Renovations". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[inflation-US-8] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[Freep-9] Monarrez, Carlos (April 10, 2017). "The story of the Palace of Auburn Hills: Somehow, it worked". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

[10] Munsey, Paul; Suppes, Cory. "Palace of Auburn Hills". Ballparks.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

[11] ttp://www.pci.org/view_file.cfm?file=JL-91-JANUARY-FEBRUARY-3.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[12] "The Palace of Auburn Hills". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[13] "The Palace of Auburn Hills". Pistons.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[Pistons.com-14] "Palace at Auburn Hills". Inside Arenas. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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The Palace



Address	6 Championship Drive^[1]
Location	Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.^[1]
Coordinates	42°41′49″N 83°14′44″W / 42.69694°N 83.24556°W / 42.69694; -83.24556
Owner	Tom Gores^[7]
Operator	Palace Sports & Entertainment^[4]
Capacity	Basketball: 22,076^[13]^[14] Ice hockey: 20,804^[4]^[14] Concerts: 6,000 to 23,000^[4]^[14]
Broke ground	June 7, 1986^[2]
Opened	August 13, 1988^[3]
Renovated	2005,^[4] 2015^[4]
Closed	October 12, 2017^[5]
Demolished	July 11, 2020^[6]
Construction cost	$90 million^[7] ($232 million in 2023 dollars^[8])
Architect	Rossetti Architects^[9]
Project manager	Frank Rewold and Sons^[10]
Structural engineer	McClerg & Associates Inc.^[11]
General contractor	R.E. Dailey & Company^[12]
Tenants
Detroit Pistons (NBA) (1988–2017) Detroit Vipers (IHL) (1994–2001) Detroit Safari (CISL) (1994–1997) Detroit Whalers (OHL) (1995–1996) Detroit Rockers (NPSL) (1997–2000) Detroit Shock (WNBA) (1998–2009) Detroit Fury (AFL) (2001–2004)