6 Stadiums that you completely forgot existed

Every time I hear The Palace, all I get is flashbacks of the 2004 Malice in the Palace incident and where the good NBA died.

RIP to the Palace, Joe Louis Arena, and Pontiac Silverdome.

Jack Murphy/Qualcomm is the only stadium to host a Super Bowl and World Series in the same year.

I always liked those flags with all the NFL logos that hung from the lights at Qualcomm. Was always fascinated by those as a kid for some reason

It’s just crazy the short life span and cost of these stadiums. 50 or 60 years should be a minimum for these large buildings. Maybe plan things better and hire better architects and engineers in the first place. What a waste of money.

Worked at the Palace as a teen, even though I lived in Detroit. Worth the drive. Met some people there that would change my life. Saw hundreds of games there too.

Love the thumbnail. I went to so many concerts and pistons games at the Palace. It was an awesome arena that was in great shape when the Pistons moved to LCA.

The Palace at Auburn Hills was still a very good NBA arena. It even underwent a renovation 3/4 years before the Pistons moved back to Detroit. This was still a young servicable building. Not sure why a church or other business didn't scoop it up. It was torn down wayyy too early!

They dumped millions into the Palace just a few years before leaving it. The HD scoreboard was sold to the Coyotes once the building was closed. There was nothing wrong with the Palace other than it wasn't by a bunch of other shit you could spend your money on. Gasp we had to go HOME after games instead of lining the owner's pockets with even more overpriced food. Now nobody gives a shit about the Pistons. They lost their northern suburban fanbase and give away tickets as the squatters in the Red Wings' Little Caesars Arena. Tom Gores is the most underrated worst owner in sports.

I hate to argue but the Palace was legendary. Just yesterday, NBA players were polled and named LCA the worst arena in basketball. Palace should have never demolished. It was the blueprint for modern built arenas.

People forget that the blueprint of the Palace of Auburn Hills was modified several times and became the blueprint on which 90s arenas were modeled after.

The Padres came into the Majors in 1969, not 1968.

im a San Diego native, never forgot abt Qualcomm Stadium. never will

I remember all of them. One that I know that people have forgotten they existed a, which still does exist, is The MECCA. The Milwaukee Bucks original home arena. Today it is owned by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and called Milwaukee Panthers Arena. The Bucks are in their thrid home while the 2nd one, the Bradley Center, was demolished. SO The MECCA outlived the Bradley Center.

Schaffer / Sullivan / Foxborough Stadium. I grew up just a few miles from there. And even back when I was a kid in the 80's I knew there were Texas High School Stadiums bigger, and more lavish then it.

I lived about 10 miles from the Palace for most of my younger life. It was easy to get in and out of, had great sight lines for concerts, Pistons and Vipers games. Will be missed.

Who all remembers the Malice at the Palace? That was a wild fight between the Pistons and Pacers!

You forgot The Big Sombrero in Tampa. Crazy to think they hosted a Super Bowl.

The Palace was about as forgettable as the old Boston Garden. So many big games with Isaiah Thomas’s Pistons against MJ’s Bulls.

Joe Louis Arena is more forgettable than the Palace thank the Detroit fans and Ron Artest for that.