From: Michael Walsh <walshmichaelj at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 12:17:33 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Hunt Valley Inn shutting down
To: ewsfa at googlegroups.com, WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

"(11) POPULAR MARYLAND SFF CON HOTEL CLOSING. [Item by Dale Arnold.]
The Delta Hunt Valley Hotel (Formerly the Hunt Valley Inn) which was
the location of many past Balticons, once a World Fantasy Con, and
present convention hotel for the SF genre media cons Shoreleave,
Farpoint and Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention will be closing
permanently at the end of October 2023. Once upon a time the Hunt
Valley Inn was considered the best hotel for SF cons in the area with
a sea of free parking that the fans loved. Unfortunately, that sea of
free parking on 29 acres in a desirable spot right off an interstate
interchange proved so attractive that a development group bought the
hotel in 2018 and although they were guarded about future plans it is
now confirmed they have created a plan for mixed use office, retail
etc. and will now demolish the hotel and rebuild. Many fans noticed
the hotel was not being invested in since 2018, but we all hoped the
grand old facility would bounce back, but alas it is not to be. "

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