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Painndaneck t1_j4vf39w wrote

I feel like anything that attempts to be modern or futuristic will quickly look dated, as Harborplace feels today. The developer should tear out all the concrete and instead create a timeless mix of brick-based construction (think Camden yards’ warehouse) reminiscent of the harbor’s original commercial uses. Instead of a massive pavilion, it could be a number of historic looking structures set about like a village with modern amenities inside. See bearings.earlybaltimore.org for inspiration. And if we interspersed some large trees with adequate grass and space it could be a distinctive and authentic natural-feeling downtown-adjacent space. Ideally when the water is safe enough there could be a beach space too.

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Dangerous_Wave t1_j52aov2 wrote

Take that leaky ass Convention center with it when it goes.

*Caveat : Had friends worked Otakon before the DC move. They had to play musical chairs with the Art show/auction stuff because of various substances dripping into the rooms. Been a few years since I spoke to them, don't remember if they said rain/sprinklers or other plumbing - considering the bathrooms were perpetually stopped up.

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