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November 2007: Horses given only one more month at Pimlico. City
considers new temporary location.
November 2007: Work began on new stable to be owned and operated by Baltimore City at Fulton Street and the B & O Railroad.
2008-28 horses from Retreat Street stables relocated from Pimlico racetrack to 2 tents at Fulton St. -B&O site
April 2008-Retreat Stable demolished
April 2008-Mayor Sheila Dixon now announces "The City has spent enough on the arabbers and has no more funds available to build the new stable"
Produce Cart on Street
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('Arabbing' is a term used to describe the activities of a group of small scale entrepreneurs -- mostly Black and male -- who for more decades than anyone can remember have hired horses and carts
to carry a variety of food items to the neighborhoods of Baltimore. -- from a 1994 editoiral in the Baltimore Afro-American).
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Contemporary Images of Arabbing
Young Arabber with horse. (26K)
Brother of young Arabber sitting on cart.(27K)
Contact The Arabber Preservation Society,
Dan Van Allen, President, 410-385-1277
118 S. Arlington Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
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