Basketball: 22,076[13][14] Ice hockey: 20,804[4][14] Concerts: 6,000 to 23,000[4][14]
Construction
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)
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.
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^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.
^ abGlass, 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.
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