Unlike the block featured in Wednesday’s post, the area just south of there is bursting at the seems. Businesses are rapidly moving from what used to be the heart of the commercial district in Baltimore, near Charles St. to the eastern edge of the inner Harbor. The new waterfront headquarters of Legg Mason (or if you are my mother you would pronounce it leg maison) is the perfect example. In their move to the east side, the company leaves vacant most of the floors of the city’s tallest building. I’m not trying to blame them for doing it, or say that change is bad (in an area revitalized by change it’s hard to say it is a bad thing), but the trend is obvious and it makes one wonder what the fate of the “business district” will be.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Gump // Oct 23, 2009 at 8:35 AM
I do not wonder about it.
2 LEC // Oct 23, 2009 at 10:18 AM
That building went up fast…too fast. The view from Federal Hill Park will never be the same!
3 Trig // Oct 23, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Interesting….good to stay on top of these kinds of trends though.
4 charlieb // Oct 23, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Leg Maison. hmmm. I guess that’s with a Jersey accent….
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