 This was also the first time that a 1,000 watt sound system was used at a cinema screening in Australia.In 1969, the Palais de Danse was destroyed by fire and replaced by The Palace nightclub, which was closed in 2007 and subsequently demolished.In the mid 2000s, the City of Port Phillip, managers of the land, proposed a large scale redevelopment of the St Kilda 'Triangle', the site including the Palais and the adjacent car park.