[Chat] Welcome to Baltimore Sign--can you help?

[Christine Gray]

Mary,

I live in Baltimore and remember news about the sign.  

I think someone taped a piece of paper with the word Hon on it to the sign.
I don't think the word was ever part of the "official" sign.

I'm forwarding your message to the Charles Village list.

Maybe someone on it can help.

Christine Gray 


-----Original Message-----
From: H-Net Discussion List on Maryland History and Culture
[mailto:H-MARYLAND at H-NET.MSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Mary Beth Corrigan
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:00 PM
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Subject: Welcome to Baltimore Sign

From: rizz0015 at umn.edu [mailto:rizz0015 at umn.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:16 AM
Subject: INQ: Welcome to Baltimore Sign

Dear List Members:

In 1994 there was a bit of a public brouhaha over adding the word 'hon' to
the Welcome to Baltimore sign on I-295. I'm researching this incident as
part of an essay that looks at tourism and the representation of
contemporary post-industrial cities. While I have numerous articles that
discuss the details of the debate, I can't quite figure out if 'hon' was
added to the sign or not. And if it was added, the last time I drove into
Baltimore, I didn't notice it (though that certainly doesn't mean it wasn't
there.. I was going 65 mph, after all).

Can someone let me know--does the I-295 Welcome to Baltimore sign say
'hon'? If not now, did it? And, boy, if someone has a photo of it they'd
like to share, that would be great.

Thanks, as always!

Mary Rizzo
rizz0015 at umn.edu