- Harborplace
Harborplace is a
festival marketplace inBaltimore, Maryland , that opened in1980 as a centerpiece of the revival of downtown Baltimore. As its name suggests, it is located on theInner Harbor .Harborplace is composed of two two-story pavilions, the Pratt Street Pavilion and the Light Street Pavilion. The third part of the Harborplace complex, located across Pratt Street from the Harbor, is a four-story glass-enclosed building known as The Gallery at Harborplace, which opened in
1987 and which is attached to Baltimore's Renaissance Hotel. Each of these buildings contains dozens of stores and restaurants. Many of the stores sell merchandise specific to Baltimore or the state ofMaryland , such asblue crab food products,Baltimore Orioles and Ravens merchandise, Edgar Allan Poe products, andUniversity of Maryland Terrapins clothing. Local merchants are complemented by national retailers and restaurants, such asThe Cheesecake Factory ,Johnny Rockets ,Five Guys ,Ann Taylor ,Banana Republic , GAP,Victoria's Secret ,Bath & Body Works , bebe,Fire & Ice ,J. Crew ,Starbucks ,Brooks Brothers ,Urban Outfitters ,Uno Chicago Grill , andSwarovski .Harborplace was designed by
Benjamin C. Thompson and was built by the developerJames W. Rouse andThe Rouse Company near the former Light Street site of the Old Bay Line's steamship terminal and docks (1898–1950).On the weekend of
July 1 ,2005 , Harborplace celebrated its 25th anniversary with an opening ceremony containing known local politicians and other honoraries such as Maryland GovernorRobert L. Ehrlich , Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, andBaltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association (BACVA) presidentLeslie R. Doggett .External links
* [http://www.harborplace.com Official Harborplace Website]
* [http://www.harborplace.com/html/storedirectory.asp Listing of Stores In Harborplace]
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