Arena officials suspect the problem may have been caused by improper installation. Cracked, discolored floor tile is patched in spots with black cloth tape.
Baseboards sport a heavy grime.
Missing ceramic tiles are easy to spot in many bathrooms. And the floors are movie-theater sticky in places, with syrupy drips of dried beer and soda on the seats and armrests. Today, the arena's condition falls short of what some fans and others believe it should be. Arena officials say the problems are not unusual at a facility of almost 1 million square feet and should be expected at a place that sees more than 1.2 million visitors a year. The overall condition of the building is good.