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goetzecc t1_j4s8xiw wrote

In the beginning (the 80s) it was almost all local shops. A handful of retail anchors…Laura Ashley, the 80s version of The Limited…Phillips when it had 4 total locations

Over time, it changed to be rented to more regular retail…then the gallery opened. Maybe it was too much retail for the city at that stage

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jdl12358 t1_j4s8g3h wrote

The people who go to Harborplace are not the same people who would go to those areas with the sorta exception of Fells Point. Residents of Downtown and UMMC workers are the vast majority of Lexington Market patrons. Residents of South Baltimore (or somewhere in the city/metro area) are the vast majority of Fed Hill restaurant patrons. Fells definitely caters to a tourist population to some degree, but given it's mostly bars and live music, it's not catering to families or bigger tourist groups in the same way. Yeah HP is dead but the actual Inner Harbor does still attract tourists and there are definitely days in the Spring/Summer when it is way more crowded than it should be when you consider Harborplace is basically nonexistent.

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logaboga t1_j4s2xwa wrote

It was basically a strip mall of generic stores you could find in every city. Nothing unique was there to draw in natives and it essentially was just for tourists who were visiting the aquarium. It recently got bought out and the developer is trying to make it more original and enticing to locals

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Xanny t1_j4s2gft wrote

We already have Lexington Market like 3 mintues away as a food hall though. And federal hill and fells point have dozens of restaraunts. I don't feel like there is room for the inner harbor to be a foodie destination.

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moderndukes t1_j4ry5af wrote

I just went on Amtrak’s site because that didn’t sound right, and you can definitely get round trip for 2 for $250 total or less. Just book a Northeast Regional (Acela is much more expensive) and compare hours. It’s going to be the most comfortable and easiest option of any.

There are buses that run between the cities, but I don’t know what companies other than Greyhound still exist since the pandemic and YMMV regarding comfortability.

You probably wouldn’t find an Uber below $300 and it’s not going to be comfortable.

Renting a car is an option, but again probably not as cheap.

There are some direct flights between BWI and JFK and LGA, but again it’s doubtful you’d find below $400 roundtrip for 2 for such an uncommon route. Plus you’ll have to get to the airports and go through airport security.

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