Upton in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Billie Holiday
1915 - 1959
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 25, 2017
1. Billie Holiday Monument. Marker-Front
Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen and she was sixteen and I was three-God Bless the Child.
Billie Holiday Born Ellanora Harris, in Philadelphia, PA April 7, 1915, Rose from the depths of poverty and racial injustice that has characterized the African American experience. To achieve world-renown as a great jazz singer.
This monument acknowledges lady day as a socially relevant artist who served suffering as well as beauty through her songs. As she was heard on the stage of the historic Royal Theater in Baltimore the city of her youth.
Dedicated April 7m 1955-Mayor William Donald Schafer-Rededicated July 17, 2009 the 50th anniversary of Billie Holidays Ascension-Mayor Sheila Dixon & the citizens of Baltimore.
Strange Fruit
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1915.
Location. 39° 18.067′ N, 76° 37.925′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Upton. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Lafayette Avenue on Pennsylvania
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Street of Royalty (within shouting distance of this marker); African American Politicians (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Highland Garnett School (about 600 feet away); Buy Where You Can Work Campaign & Higher Education (about 700 feet away); Courting Justice (about 700 feet away); Henry Highland Garnet Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Creating an African American Neighborhood (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 25, 2017
2. Billie Holiday Monument. Marker-Right side
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 25, 2017
3. Billie Holiday Monument. Marker-Rear
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 25, 2017
4. Billie Holiday Monument. Marker-Left side
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 2, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
