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An arena that lost its way, but not its personality

The Sacramento Kings will play their final game as a franchise inside the walls of Sleep Train Arena on Saturday. The 28-year old facility may be outdated, but it makes up for it in personality.

Paul Schiele was eight years old when he first walked up to the original ARCO Arena. Flanked by his mom and dad, he remembers seeing the glass on the front of the building appear to be shaking from the noise level inside. He silently wondered to himself "holy cow, what's happening?" A few years later, a little older, and a little taller, but still in awe, he approached the second ARCO Arena, just 1.