The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace | |
The Palace in 2015 | |
| 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 ($239 million in 2024 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.