Created By: Dr. Elizabeth Rule and The Guide to Indigenous Lands Project in Partnership with Dr. Ashley Minner
1727 E. Baltimore Street housed a series of ethnic food establishments from the turn of the century through the early 1960s, reflecting greater migration patterns in the neighborhood. In 1917, it was the Shub Bros. Bakery;[1] in 1947, it was the Warsaw Bakery,[2] and around 1959, Hartman Hammonds (Lumbee) rented the storefront and opened Hartman’s BBQ Shop.[3] Mr. Hammonds sold Lumbee-style BBQ with traditional sides like coleslaw, as well as hotdogs and hamburgers. The shop was frequented by construction workers who lived in East Baltimore. Mr. Hammonds made lunches at night and the workers would come pick them up in the morning, then they would come back on Fridays to pay for their lunches for the week.[4] 1725 and 1727 E. Baltimore were eventually merged and converted into a church.
1. See "Other 3 -- no Title." The Sun (1837-1993), Jul 09, 1917. https://search.proquest.com/docview/534900688?accountid=34685.
2. See "Classified Ad 5 -- no Title." The Sun (1837-1993), Jan 21, 1947. https://search.proquest.com/docview/542745032?accountid=34685.
3. 1959 year is a rough estimation. Personal communication with Rev. Redell Hammonds, December 12, 2018.
4. Rev. Redell Hammonds, phone interview with Ashley Minner, December 12, 2018, transcript.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Guide to Indigenous Baltimore
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