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 .
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 .
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Streets of Manhattan
North–South
Major Avenues
1st Av
2nd Av
3rd Av
Lexington Av
Park Av
Madison Av
5th Av
Broadway
6th Av (Av of the Americas)
Lenox Av
7th Av (Fashion Av)
8th Av
9th Av
10th Av
11th Av
12th Av
Financial District Lower East Side Lower West Side East Village / Gramercy Midtown Upper East / Upper West Harlem / Wash. Hts.
East–West
Financial District Downtown Midtown Uptown
Intersections
Italics indicate streets no longer in existence.
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See also: Manhattan address algorithm
Central Park
Manhattan , New York City
Geographical features
Cedar Hill
Conservatory Garden
Conservatory Water
Great Lawn and Turtle Pond
Harlem Meer
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
McGowan's Pass
North Woods and North Meadow
The Pond and Hallett Nature Sanctuary
The Ramble and Lake
Rat Rock
Sawkill (historical)
Seneca Village (historical)
Sheep Meadow
Strawberry Fields
Transport
Border roads Transverses Subway stations
Notable figures
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Andrew Haswell Green
Jacob Wrey Mould
Frederick Law Olmsted
Ignaz Anton Pilat
Calvert Vaux
Egbert Ludovicus Viele
George E. Waring Jr.
Notable animals
Barry
Mandarin Patinkin
Pale Male
Pattycake
See also: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Duke Ellington
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
Back to Back
Side by Side
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
The Great Summit: The Master Takes
Paris Blues
Featuring Paul Gonsalves
Midnight in Paris
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
Studio Sessions, New York 1962
Money Jungle
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
Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
Black, Brown, and Beige
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
Ellington at Newport
Dance Concerts, California 1958
Dance Dates, California 1958
Newport 1958
Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
Live at the Blue Note
Hot Summer Dance
The Great Paris Concert
A Concert of Sacred Music
In the Uncommon Market
Soul Call
Yale Concert
70th Birthday Concert
Togo Brava Suite
Live at the Whitney
Third Sacred Concert
Eastbourne Performance
Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
Orchestra members
Hayes Alvis
Cat Anderson
Ivie Anderson
Harold Ashby
Alice Babs
Shorty Baker
Butch Ballard
Art Baron
Aaron Bell
Louie Bellson
Joe Benjamin
Barney Bigard
Lou Blackburn
Jimmy Blanton
Wellman Braud
Lawrence Brown
Harry Carney
Johnny Coles
Willie Cook
Buster Cooper
Kay Davis
Wild Bill Davis
Wilbur de Paris
Bobby Durham
Mercer Ellington
Rolf Ericson
Jimmy Forrest
Victor Gaskin
Peter Giger
Tyree Glenn
Paul Gonsalves
Sonny Greer
Fred Guy
Jimmy Hamilton
Otto Hardwick
Shelton Hemphill
Rick Henderson
Al Hibbler
Johnny Hodges
Major Holley
Charlie Irvis
Quentin Jackson
Hilton Jefferson
Herb Jeffries
Freddie Jenkins
Money Johnson
Herbie Jones
Wallace Jones
Taft Jordan
Al Killian
Queen Esther Marrow
Wendell Marshall
Murray McEachern
Louis Metcalf
James "Bubber" Miley
Harold "Geezil" Minerve
Ray Nance
Tricky Sam Nanton
Oscar Pettiford
Eddie Preston
Russell Procope
Junior Raglin
Betty Roché
Ernie Royal
Al Sears
Joya Sherrill
Willie Smith
Elmer Snowden
Rex Stewart
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Taylor
Clark Terry
Juan Tizol
Norris Turney
Ben Webster
Arthur Whetsel
Cootie Williams
Nelson Williams
Skippy Williams
Booty Wood
Jimmy Woode
Britt Woodman
Sam Woodyard
Related
Harlem
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