Detroit Pistons' Palace of Auburn Hills implodes in a cloud of dust to cheers, shock

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

It was the site of six championships between the Detroit Pistons and Shock, thousands of regular season basketball games, hundreds of playoff games and some of the greatest moments in Detroit sports history.

t hosted some of the most notable concerts in the state, with performances by Michael Jackson, Sting, Madonna, Prince and dozens of others.

And as of Saturday, it is no more.

The Palace of Auburn Hills was imploded Saturday morning, ending a years-long shuttering process that began when the Pistons moved to downtown Detroit to Little Caesars Arena in 2017.

Spectators gathered across the street to watch the implosion, which occurred at 8 a.m. Explosives brought down what was left of the 32-year-old arena, which consisted of tall columns and a roof following months of demolition that started in March, in a matter of seconds.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/detroit-pistons-palace-of-auburn-hills-implodes-in-a-cloud-of-dust-to-cheers-shock/ar-BB16Csuj?li=BBnb7Kz

[Siwsan]

1. I went to an Elton John concert at the Palace

[safeinOhio]

4. I was there for that one too.

Also saw him in Boston in 72.

[Siwsan]

5. Wow! I find that so groovy!

It is certainly a small world.

[safeinOhio]

6. I was thinking that place would be there

long after Cobo Hall was gone.

[Siwsan]

7. Me too! I don't think of the words 'Auburn Hills' without also thinking 'The Palace of'.

It didn't seem like it was that old, either.

[samnsara]

2. every time i see an implosion i think of the tiny critters in there :(

[Sneederbunk]

3. A society is known by how it treats vermin.