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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Pinkett
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Creation of Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District
For the purpose of designating the Pennsylvania Avenue Corridor and surrounding communities within defined boundaries as the Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District.
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Whereas, The proposed Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District, a project of Baltimore City, includes the area bounded by: on the north, Fulton Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue; on the south Dolphin Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; on the east, Woodbrook Avenue, Druid Hill Avenue, Division Street, and Etting Street; and on the west, Bruce Street, Calhoun Street, Carey Street, Fremont Avenue, and Argyle Avenue.
Whereas, Pennsylvania Avenue has the potential to become a well-recognized, labeled, mixed-use area of the City in which a high concentration of arts and cultural facilities serve as the anchor attraction.
Whereas, The State of Maryland current does not have an Arts and Entertainment District uniquely dedicated to the cultural expressions of African Americans, and Pennsylvania Avenue has a highly concentrated African American population that once served as a destination for Black art and entertainment, and is therefore the perfect location for such a District.
Whereas, Redlining, blockbusting, and racial covenants have led to decades of impoverished...
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