From 1896 through 1915, Pimlico was also the home of Baltimore's Electric Park, a popular amusement park located near the intersection of Reisterstown Road and Belvedere Avenue.

Prior to the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, racial covenants were used in Baltimore to exclude African-Americans, Jews, and other minorities.

A 1923 Baltimore Sun advertisement for a house in Pimlico says "will rent to Gentile family.

Pimlico has a significant and growing number of Jamaican and African immigrants.

[5] Actor, musician, business woman and activist, Jada Pinkett Smith, grew up in Pimlico.