The 1.3 mile corridor of The Charm'tastic Mile in feet is 6,864 (1.3 miles = 6,864 ft.). 73.02 college or pro courts 94 ft. in length could fit on The Charm'tastic Mile. Lets look at that magical number of 73.
The NBA record for games won in a season is 73. That record was set last season (2015-16) by the Golden State Warriors they compiled a record of 73-9 for the 82 game regular season.
The previous record of 72 (72-10) was set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. The inspiration of The Charm'tastic Mile comes from The Magnificent Mile in Chicago.
The Under Armour Brand headquarters is in Baltimore. They have a brand house store on The Magnificent Mile (Chicago) and The Charm'tastic Mile (Baltimore). Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry is the leading sneaker endorser for Under Armour.
The City of Baltimore was home to the Baltimore Bullets from 1963-73. The Bullets moved to Washington in 1973 (Capital Bullets 1973-74) and became the Washington Bullets (1974-75). The franchise is now known as the Washington Wizards. The 4th highest total of points scored in a NBA game is 73. David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets scored 73 points on the final day of the regular season April 9, 1978. 1978 was also the last World Championship for the Washington Bullets. They defeated the Seattle Supersonics in 7 games 4-3.
* Wilt Chamberlain scored 73 twice in January and November of 1962 to tie David Thompson with the 4 highest points scored in a single game.
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