Should partly vacant Camden Station be rented out as office space, or should the state hold out for a one-of-a-kind use that could draw people to Oriole Park at Camden Yards? What would that use be? What role should the Baltimore Orioles play in making the decision?

These questions were the subject of a lengthy discussion during a recent meeting of the Maryland Stadium Authority, the state agency that operates the 85-acre Camden Yards sports complex and serves as landlord for Oriole Park, M&T Bank Stadium, the B&O Warehouse and the historic Camden Station at 301 W. Camden Street.

The basement and first level of the 1857 train station have been vacant since the Sports Legends Museum closed abruptly in October 2015, after the stadium authority declined to give it a new long-term lease. Those levels together have 22,551 square feet of space. The upper two floors are occupied by Geppi’s Entertainment Museum, which is on a month-to-month lease. They contain 16,055 square feet. The total square footage of the building is 38,606 square feet.

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