The tallest building in Baltimore is located at 100 Light Street. The 35-story building, completed in 1973, was built for the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company. Washington architect Vlastimil Koubek designed the building.

When the building opened in 1973 it took the "tallest building" title from the Bank of America Building , Baltimore's first skyscraper and art deco icon. The 34-story structure openend in 1929 as the Baltimore Trust Building.

The building was known as the USF&G Building for many years and was the jewel of the Inner Harbor. After USF&G consolidated its operations at its Mount Washington campus in 1997, Legg Mason moved its headquarters to 100 Light Street and etched its name in stone at the top of the structure.

This October the building's name will officially change to 100 Light Street, because of Legg Mason's move to a new facility at Harbor East.

The Light Street building is undergoing a $20 million renovation and a parking garage is being built nearby. Perhaps one day it will once again carry the name of a corporate headquarters based there.

I hope you enjoy the photos from when the building was under construction.