Circle in Manhattan, New York
Duke Ellington Circle is a
traffic circle located at the northeast corner of
Central Park at the intersection of
Fifth Avenue and
110th Street in
Harlem ,
Manhattan ,
New York City . The traffic circle is named for the jazz musician
Duke Ellington .
2010 New York City Marathon runners pass through the circle with the
Duke Ellington Memorial in the background
Plaza
Formerly named "Frawley Circle", the traffic circle was renamed "Duke Ellington Circle" in 1995.
[1] In 1997, the
Duke Ellington Memorial by sculptor
Robert Graham was erected in the middle of the shallow amphitheater composing the circle.
[2] Though the circle diverts the flow of 110th Street, Fifth Avenue maintains a direct route through the intersection.
A new main location for the
Museum for African Art designed by
Robert A.M. Stern Architects is scheduled to open at the circle in 2011 and will be the first addition to New York City's
Museum Mile in decades.
Neighborhoods
Duke Ellington Circle connects the New York City neighborhoods of
Harlem with
East Harlem . Harlem, which since the 1920s has been as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center is to the north and west of the intersection, while East Harlem is located to the east. The nearest area of Central Park to the circle is the
Harlem Meer .
Transportation
The
M1 ,
M2 ,
M3 and
M4
New York City Bus routes serve the vicinity of the circle. In addition, the
2 and
3 trains of the
New York City Subway stop nearby at
110th Street and Lenox Avenue , while the
6 and
<6> trains stop at
110th Street and Lexington Avenue .
References
North–south
East–west
Intersections
Italics indicate streets no longer in existence.
All entries are streets, circles, or squares unless otherwise noted
See also:
Manhattan address algorithm
Transport
Border roads Transverses
Subway stations
Studio albums
Harlem Jazz, 1930
Ellingtonia, Vol. One
Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
The Blanton–Webster Band
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
Smoke Rings
Liberian Suite
Great Times!
Masterpieces by Ellington
Ellington Uptown
The Duke Plays Ellington
Ellington '55
Dance to the Duke!
Ellington Showcase
Historically Speaking
Duke Ellington Presents...
The Complete Porgy and Bess
A Drum Is a Woman
Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
Such Sweet Thunder
Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
Ellington Indigos
Black, Brown and Beige
Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
The Cosmic Scene
Happy Reunion
Jazz Party
Anatomy of a Murder
Festival Session
Blues in Orbit
The Nutcracker Suite
Piano in the Background
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
Unknown Session
Piano in the Foreground
Paris Blues
Featuring Paul Gonsalves
Midnight in Paris
Studio Sessions, New York 1962
Afro-Bossa
The Symphonic Ellington
Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
Studio Sessions New York 1963
My People
Ellington '65
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
Ellington '66
Concert in the Virgin Islands
The Popular Duke Ellington
Far East Suite
The Jaywalker
Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
Second Sacred Concert
Studio Sessions New York, 1968
Latin American Suite
The Pianist
New Orleans Suite
Orchestral Works
The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
The Intimacy of the Blues
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
The Intimate Ellington
The Ellington Suites
This One's for Blanton!
Up in Duke's Workshop
Duke's Big 4
Mood Ellington
Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
Orchestra members Related
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