Submitted by lindsey on July 14, 2008 - 5:32pm.
Baltimore, MD (July 11, 2008) –Mayor Sheila Dixon today joined the birthday party for ESPN Zone Baltimore, which opened in the Inner Harbor 10 years ago this month.
ESPN selected Baltimore City for its first restaurant location in the country, opening its doors in July 1998. Ever since, ESPN Zone Baltimore — complete with more than 100 HD television screens, an outdoor dining pier, and a sports arena full of interactive sports-themed attractions — has served as a major downtown attraction for tourists and locals alike.
“I’m extremely pleased to have the opportunity to publicly thank ESPN for choosing Baltimore 10 years ago and to congratulate the entire ESPN family for a decade of great success here,” Mayor Dixon said.
The relationship between ESPN Zone and Baltimore has been mutually beneficial. It is in Baltimore that ESPN pioneered and mastered an entirely new business line. The company now has eight restaurants in cities across the country.
By attracting thousands of visitors to Baltimore and by paving the way for other national chains to move in, ESPN Zone Baltimore has directly and indirectly generated millions of dollars for area businesses and city government.
“As ESPN shows us daily through its television programs, good teamwork is essential to success,” Mayor Dixon said. “Baltimore and the Zone have demonstrated the same thing during the last 10 years, and I’m sure another 10 years of prosperity await us.”
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