Duke Ellington Circle

Duke Ellington Circle
Duke Ellington Circle
Frawley Circle
Location
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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 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

110th Street and Lexington Avenue

.

References

^ Lyman, Rick (July 1, 1997). "After an 18-Year Campaign, an Ellington Memorial Rises". The New York Times.
^ "Duke Ellington Memorial Dedicated in Harlem". artnet. Retrieved September 16, 2007.

[1] Lyman, Rick (July 1, 1997). "After an 18-Year Campaign, an Ellington Memorial Rises". The New York Times.

[2] "Duke Ellington Memorial Dedicated in Harlem". artnet. Retrieved September 16, 2007.

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