NoMad in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tin Pan Alley

A landmark of American music

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 14, 2006

1. Tin Pan Alley Marker

Inscription.
28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues was the legendary Tin Pan Alley where the business of the American popular song flourished during the first decades of the 20th Century.
Presented by the National Music Council, National Music Publishers Association and Exxon

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 40° 44.713′ N, 73° 59.321′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in NoMad. It can be reached from the intersection of West 28th Street and Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Nikola Tesla (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marble Collegiate Church (about 500 feet away); Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, DD., LL.D. (about 500 feet away); "The Little Church Around the Corner" (about 600 feet away); Serbian Cathedral Church of Saint Sava (about 700 feet away); Lychgate Restoration (about 700 feet away); Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Sava (about 700 feet away); Church of the Transfiguration (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

More about this marker. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk and usually has a street vendor's cart over it.

Also see . . . Tin Pan Alley. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

45 West 28th Street in the glory days of Tin Pan Alley image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2009

2. 45 West 28th Street in the glory days of Tin Pan Alley

45 West 28th Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 1, 2008

3. 45 West 28th Street

At one point, George Gershwin had the top floor.

From the New York Times; 08?/2008 image. Click for full size.

from the New York Times, 2008

4. From the New York Times; 08?/2008

All things must pass, especially in NYC

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, April 20, 2025

5. Tin Pan Alley Marker

The historic marker is located on the southeast corner of 28th Street and Broadway, along 28th Street. It is a few steps east of the subway stop.

Tin Pan Alley image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, April 20, 2025

6. Tin Pan Alley

The buildings that once made up part of Tin Pan Alley.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 1,546 times since then and 280 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5, 6. submitted on April 20, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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