Baltimoreans hated the original Harborplace plans, too

When a developer promised to radically alter the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, many people were delighted and impressed. Some were indignant and horrified. They formed an opposition campaign. They packed public hearings. They feared city leaders were letting a political insider build a temple to hucksterism on a beloved piece of public land. And it all came down to a citywide ballot question that November.