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Then & Now: Baltimore History

A Blue Collar and Agricultural Heritage

Then…

Baltimore’s Big Makeover

An Easy, Breezy Cosmopolitan City

Now…

Site of an Epic Battle

Then……

A Major Attraction and Historical ShrineNow…

An Industrial Waterfront

Then……

An Urban Renewal Success Story Now…

The Stunning INNER HARBOR

Harbor East

West Side

Baltimore’s Convention Center Community

Baltimore’s Convention Community

An Accessible Community

• 7,000 rooms within walking distance

• 4,000 committable rooms

• Overhead walkways link to Inner Harbor, hotels and fine dining

An Accessible Community

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore Convention Center

• 300,000 square feet of exhibition space• 50 meeting rooms • 36,672-square-foot ballroom

The Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel

The Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel

• Scheduled to open August 2008• 757 rooms–including 19 suites• 60,000 square feet of flexible meeting space

(25,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom & 15,000 square-foot Junior Ballroom)

• Underground parking (750 spaces)• 5,000 square feet of dining space

The Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel

• Only hotel connected to the Convention Center via enclosed, climate-controlled sky-bridge

• Located directly across the street from Camden Yards

• Features a fully equipped fitness center and large indoor pool

• Includes Finn & Porters Restaurant • Walk to Inner Harbor and Hippodrome Theatre

Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel

Baltimore’s Tremonts Suite Hotels

Sheraton City Center

• Exciting Changes at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor!

• $30 million dollar renovation

• August 2006 - North Tower guestroom renovations began!

• November/December - 2006 - Complete Lobby Renovation

• December 2006 - North Tower guestroom and Lobby Renovation Complete!

• January - February 2007 - All lobby level meeting space to be renovated

• February - July 2007 - South Tower guestrooms to be renovated

• Spring 2007 - Fitness center renovation and expansion

• August 2007 - Remainder of meeting space to be renovated.

• Fall 2007 - Project Complete - Welcome to our new Hotel!

Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotelat Camden Yards

Baltimore Marriott - Waterfront

Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

Hyatt Regency Baltimore

A Walkable District with an Ambassador Force

Baltimore: Easy to Get Here

Easy to Get Here

Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

• 15 minutes from the Inner Harbor• Super Shuttle/Light Rail Service• 714 average daily arrivals and departures• 64 average daily nonstop destinations• 52 carriers–hub for major airlines

Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Penn Station

• Amtrak’s fifth busiest station

• Serves more than 855,000 passengers each year

• Major stop for Amtrak’s high-speed AcelaExpress service

• MARC commuter–an easy connection to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

Penn Station

An Easy Drive

City Miles Approximate Driving Time

Washington, DC 39 57 minutesAtlantic City, NJ 155 2 hours, 45 minutesNew York, NY 192 3 hours, 15 minutesPhiladelphia, PA 103 1 hour, 54 minutesPittsburgh, PA 248 4 hours, 15 minutesRichmond, VA 152 2 hours, 38 minutes

Easy to Enjoy

Water Taxi

• Serve more than 35 attractions

• Offer a unique way to travel • Feature ports around the Inner Harbor,

Fell’s Point, Fort McHenry and more

Ed Kane’s Water Taxis

There’s Always Something New in Baltimore

National Aquarium in Baltimore Animal Planet Australia: Wild ExtremesNational Aquarium in Baltimore Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes

Sports Legends at Camden Yards

Frederick Douglass -Isaac Myers Maritime Park

The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum

Maryland Science Center

Geppi’s Entertainment Museum

Heritage Walk

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

Dining Experiences to Savor

Dining Experiences to Savor

• Chesapeake Bay Cuisine on the Waterfront

• Eateries at Harborplace and the Gallery• Dozens of Choices in Surrounding

Neighborhoods

Baltimore’s Charming NeighborhoodsA Gateway to More Attractions and Fine Dining

Mount Vernon: An Arts & Culture Destination

Fell’s Point & Canton: Maritime History Comes Alive

Little Italy: Casual and Fine Dining in a Historic Neighborhood

Walk on the Wild Side: Baltimore Nightlife

Walk on the Wild Side: Baltimore Nightlife

• Dance the night away at Power Plant Live!• Get a good belly laugh at Rascals Comedy

Club • Rock with the bands at Rams Head Live

Unique Venues for Parties and Receptions

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

American Visionary Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum

Baltimore Museum of Art

Evergreen House

M&T Bank StadiumM&T Bank Stadium

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Baltimore is Tops

• Frommer’s Top 10 Up-And-Coming Destination for Summer Travel – 2005

• #7 Top Arts Destinations (American Style – 2006)

• #1 Hospital–Johns Hopkins Hospital (U.S. News and World Report – 2005)

Baltimore is Tops

• #10 Favorite U.S. City for African Americans (Black Enterprise – 2004)

• #1 America’s Fittest City (Men’s Fitness – 2006)

• #10 Best Walking Cities (Prevention – 2005)

Top Medical Institutions

• Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions• University of Maryland: Maryland General

Hospital• Kennedy Krieger Institute• Mercy Medical Center• St. Agnes HealthCare