What Happened to the Palace of Auburn Hills? ABANDONED?

Fun story. Might make me sound a little crazy, but oh well. I am a lifelong Pacers fan, and was 9 when the Pacers-Pistons brawl occurred. I always say that whole night was the first time in my life something happened that I can remember every second perfectly. Growing older, I eventually met my now Wife while touring in Ohio. Her and her family were from NW Ohio/SE Michigan, so they frequented Tigers and Pistons games throughout the years. Although my Wife was not a huge basketball fan, I wanted to take her to the Palace to watch a Pacers-Pistons game (I obviously converted her to a Pacers fan kekW). I actually proposed to her in the Palace near where Artest jumped into the stands. We are still married and have 2 amazing kids. Everytime I watch something about the Pacers-Pistons fight, or just about the now demolished stadium, it makes me think of two monumental parts of my life. The love for the Pacers and basketball, and starting the road to marriage and a family with my wife. Hopefully this wasn't lame and bizarre, but I figured I'd share, seeing as how I'll probably never go back to this site again unless they build something else. Thanks for the video.

I still can't believe they demolished it, The Palace was still relatively new and looked great.

I feel that the night of "Malace at the Palace" is one of those moments where you remember where you were, and what you were doing when it happened

Malice at the Palace was insane. Haven't seen anything like it at a pro sports event since.

The Palace was a fantastic venue. No matter where you sat, you always somehow had a great view of the court. I think the combination of greed and politics did an end to The Palace. It was a way for Tom Gores to make fast money and move into an existing stadium paid for by tax payers. There was also a lot of pressure to “bring the Pistons to Detroit.” Many believed it was key to attracting a bigger live audience, but in reality people stopped going because Gores isn’t interested in having a good team. The Palace sold out 199 games in a row when the team was good!

The Palace was such an iconic sporting arena. Sad that it lived on a short and bittersweet lifespan.

Such a beautiful structure torn down, a beautiful arena gone

Damn, I cried. I loved that arena. So many great memories.

I understand the Pistons moving back to Detroit for a myriad of reasons, but I would've loved to have seen a sale of the stadium and its surrounding land that involved a re-purpose of the facility, rather than a demolition. Obviously an agreement like this would've lowered the value of the land to a developer and made it more difficult to sell, but even leaving the facade would've added an element of history to the area as its grows into its next chapter. I hate to see stuff like this just chewed up and spit out, but thats just the world we live in.

I'll never forget being 10 years old watching this live on TV. I was in awe!

As a lifelong resident of Oakland County this whole thing makes me sick. Another victim of our throwaway society.

My great grandfather had a duck blind on the property. For years when we drove by before "The Palace" you could still see it remains in the tree from M-24 to 1-75 crossover.

When I was a kid my dad worked at the Chrysler headquarters not far from the Palace. He would regularly get tickets to Pistons games as well as Detroit Vipers hockey games. I'll always cherish those memories I have with my dad there. We went to so many games. More recently I saw Roger Waters there in 2017 and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Same goes for the Rush concert I saw there in 2015.

Gotta say the best part about the Palace was parking. Was so easy to just pull up, park and go into the arena. Now it's probably going to be a pain in the butt going to games downtown.

Wow. Didn't know the Palace got demolished. Lots of memories there.

Still holds the WNBA attendance record for a playoff game of 22000. When the Detroit Shock played there.

The way that these sports venue lifespans continue to get shorter is getting ridiculous

Bill Davidson made the Pistons relevant and the palace was a home of their own not to share with other pro teams in SE Michigan/Detroit. The Palace was a world class arena that was updated to stay world class throughout its lifespan. The Pistons won 3 championships within its walls. Concerts sounded awesome there. Its a shame it was tossed aside by the current owner after acquiring the Pistons following Davidsons death. The Pistons currently share the new arena with the Red Wings which the Wings owner built, they no longer have their own arena and have not had success in the playoffs since their goin to work days. The Pistons were relevant in the time the Palace was active. An era died with davidsons death and the demolition of the Palace at Auburn Hills.

Great episode, This is a new series we look forward to. Can't wait to see your show grow. Thank you!

I grew up going to games at Cobo/Silverdome, and the Palace was built when i was 15. Worked there a bit after high school, and during college, for the fun mostly, but i loved the building. So mad Tom Gores decided to move arenas, made so many memories with my kids there.