I found some old pictures I believe I shot of the tall sailing ships that visited Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in 1976. Before Harborplace, the National Aquarium or many other things were even built or repurposed. I don’t have a scanner to get them in the system, so I just snapped with the iPhone.

Photos by Mike Hartley

I can still remember the smell because the McCormick Spice factory was right across from the harbor at the time. A good thing, because that harbor was a mess for years.

I thought it was a fitting time to post those being Harborplace is in the planning again to be redeveloped.