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In 2020 and early 2021, the Peale participated in the Lexington Market Public History Initiative in an effort to collect stories and memories about the world-famous Lexington Market as the market itself prepared for a redesign and reopening. The initiative’s core partners were Baltimore Heritage, Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, Lexington Market, Inc., Market Center Community Development Corporation, Seawall, and the Peale, and the work was partially enabled by a Pathways Grant from the Maryland Center for History and Culture. This project was financed in part by the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s Thomas V. “Mike” Miller History Fund. This story was recorded by Adam Droneburg, Dan Goodrich, Nicole King and others of the Baltimore Sound Society for an earlier project.

Elliot Bodner (00:05): My name is Elliot Bodner. I'm the owner proprietor of Mary Mervis Delicatessen in Lexington Market since 1913. How did I come to ownership? But it's silly, luck. That's what I can tell you. Saw an ad in the paper, Baltimore Sun three lines, deli, downtown, and a phone number. I made a phone call. Now I'm proud to say I'm the third owner of Mary Mervis in 104 years. Back in 1913, Mary Mervis and her husband, her husband owned the very first commercially operated mayonnaise factory in America, around the corner on green street, across from what is now the University of Maryland Medical School. But in 1913, Mr. Mervis passed away. I left Mary with three young daughters to take care of. Mary was 21 years old then. So she came to Lexington Market. They set up a stand and she started selling mayonnaise and salad dressings. With her second husband, they started selling smoked fish and Delicatessen products.

Elliot Bodner: A few years later, Jimmy Hardesty who was started working for Mary when he was 18 years old, bought the business from Mary and from the Mervis family. Mary, at that time, had her three daughters helping her, helping run the business. She was already older. She was probably 1967, she had to be around 80 plus years old then. Jimmy Hardesty, he eventually bought the business from the Mervis family. I'd say here, for 40 years and he became ill. He put the stand up for sale and that's when I came and bought the stand. We had about five or six other people bidding on the stand. But we, he and I met, Jimmy Hardesty that is. He and I met, we noted that we had a lot of things in common. The way we ran our business, the type of business was how we bought food and everything that was involved.

Elliot Bodner: So he felt he had a really good in with me that would take care of the business and keep it, keep it prosperous and keep it going, which I'm now here 14 years. So I've done a good job. Our biggest selling item is corned beef. That's number one. We've been voted best corned beef in the city, best roast beef, best shrimp south for many, many years. But the people of Baltimore City need the public markets and they came here and I'm very happy to say I have fourth and fifth generation clients coming back to me. So, I had one lady was 82 years old. Her grandmother brought her here as a child. I met another woman one day in a wheelchair, 102 years old, her grandmother. She was 102, her grandmother shopped here before and during the Civil War, but it's a great, it's a great place to have a business. What else can I tell you?

Speaker 2(03:38): Our next stop on the tour is Garden Produce, a fresh fruit and vegetable stand catty corner to Mary Mervis. If you're facing Mary Mervis turn around and look across the aisle and just to your left.

Asset ID: 9113
Photo of Lexington Market, ca. 1903, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Elliot Bodner: Mary Mervis Delicatessen, Baltimore

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New song off my upcoming project "L.I.V.E. N.O.W."

"For the Win" Produced By: Mike East

Recorded and Mixed at Lineup Room http://lineuproom.com/

For the Win!!!!

My 4th seasonal installment of my hip hop, rnb, neo soul dj mix series. This is the Fall/Autumn addition. Expect moody, jazzy and lush soundscapes for one of the most colorful seasons. Also stuff that I've been digging recently, classics, remixes, instrumentals and samples. I hope you enjoy to a beautiful sunset drive, a walk through the park with the leaves changing on trees or a crisp city nighttime skyline ))
         TRACKLIST
1.  Fleet Foxes- Wading in waist high water 
2. Denzel Curry n Bilal-Didn’t Cha Know (Cover    
    w live band)
3. Tarika Blue- Dreamflower
4. Air-Playground Love
5. Kali Uchis-Roses
6. Kali Uchis-Moral Conscience
7. Turnstile-Mystery (Badbadnotgood remix)
8. Larry June & Alchemist-Margie’s Candy                      
     House
9. Ru$h & Tha God Fahim-King’s Wear 
     White Minks 
10. Tyler the Creator-Find Your Wings
11. D’Angelo- Brown Sugar (knxwledge 
       remix)
12. Drake-8 am in Charlotte
13. RedVeil-Together
14. The Pharcyde-She Said (Jay Dee Remix)
15. Jay-Z-Feelin’ It 
16. Jonealle Monae- Neon Valley Street
17. J Cole- St.Tropez
18. Saba ft Black Thought-Few Good Things
19. N.E.R.D-Inside of Clouds
20. Jet Age of Tomorrow-Ain’t a party 
21. Wale Oyejide ft MF Doom- This is 
       dedicated to….
22. Black Moon-I Got Cha Open 
23. SwuM.-Bugg’n [95]
24. Nujabes/Fat Jon- Just Forget
25. Kaytramine-Rebuke
26. BadBadnotGood & Arthur Verocai-
       Beside April (Reprise)
27. Scrittie Politii ft Lee Majors and Mos Def- 
       Tinseltown to the Boogiedown (Ali 
       Shaheed Muhammad Remix)
28. The Foreign Exchange-Nic’s Groove
29. Slum Village-Fall in Love
30. Flying Lotus-Message Situation
31. Strange Fruit Project-All the way 
32. Nas-One Love (LG Main Mix)
33. Jay-Z-Can’t knock the hustle
34. Amy Winehouse-In My Bed
35. De La Soul-Breakadawn
36. People Under the Stairs- Schooled in the 
       trade (Mark Farina Version)
37. Nujabes-Aquarian Dance
38. Pete Rock & C.L Smooth-They reminisce 
       over you (T.R.O.Y)
39. Gap Mangione - Diana in the Autumn 
       Wind 
40. August Flight Gordon- Players(Bmore 
      Bossa Edit)
41. Sonzeira-Southern Freeze
42. OutKast ft Slick Rick-Da Art of Story                                                          
       Tellin Pt 1
43. SAULT-Bitter Streets
44. Sza-Sweet November
45. Marvin Gaye-Mandota 
46. Minnie Riperton-Les Fleurs
47. Jay Electronica-Act 1 The Pledge

Diana In The Autumn Wind (Fall Hip Hop, RnB, Neo Soul and Beyond Mix 2023)

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Another one from my man Mike East. As Soon As Possible speaks for itself. I hope you have been enjoying #StashHouseSundays 
If not, it's all free music so stfu lol

#StashHouseSundays 008 "As Soon As Possible" f/ Josh Stokes - Produced by Mike East

We interview Green Party candidate for Baltimore City council 12th district, Franca Muller Paz. All elected city council members in Baltimore have been Democrat since the 1930s. For the first time in decades, that may be about to change.  Music by Franca supporters "Goals" by Eze Jackson and "If I were President" by Las Cafeteras.

Franca! Breaking single party rule in Baltimore

Hey Everyone! Happy New Year! Per usual the track is for free download and is included in the free-sample pack download.

If you wanna watch the song performed live, you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/K0jXzHXfQLI 

Hope you all are living well and are happy. - Sarah (McWavy)

For the Win!!!!

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