City-owned Hilton hotel an eyesore and a burden

July 09, 2012

Reading about Baltimore City's opposition to the Tremont Hotel plan reminded me of my utter disdain for the white elephant that is the city's struggling Hilton Hotel on Pratt Street ("City opposes conversion of Tremont Plaza to Embassy Suites," July 6).

Every time I attend an Orioles game at Camden Yards, I can't avoid seeing the aesthetic monstrosity just beyond left field. The building's architecture makes absolutely no attempt to fit in with the surrounding structures, and the panoramic view of Baltimore from inside Camden Yards has been thrown into utter disarray since the hotel was erected.

Just like the androgynous artwork at the entrance to Penn Station, the Hilton hulking outside the ballpark makes me uneasy. It simply doesn't work, and I would be happy to recommend a few local demolition experts to MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakewho could eradicate this blemish on the city skyline.

Patrick R. Lynch, Nottingham

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