16th Street Heights in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
14th Street Graffiti Museum
Danny Hogg a.k.a. Cool "Disco" Dan
the most iconic graffiti writer to emerge
from Washington, DC in the 1980s.
Cory Lee Stowers - Curator
Gabriela Mossi - Community Liaison
Erected 2023 by DC Murals.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 2020.
Location. 38° 56.825′ N, 77° 1.989′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in 16th Street Heights. It is on Crittenden Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. The marker hangs to the right of the entrance to the museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4632 14th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20011, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); "The Duncan Co-Op" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nineteenth Street Baptist Church Stormwater Features (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jones-Haywood School of Ballet (approx. 0.3 miles away); Faith Assembly of Christ, Inc. (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Charles Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); New St. Paul Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Another marker is no longer nearby. 14th Street Graffiti Museum (has been replaced with this marker).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker replaces the linked marker, which went missing from the museum.
Also see . . . Dedication of the Cool Disco Dan Marker on August 19, 2023. The marker was dedicated at the Cool Disco Dan Day celebration at the 14th Street Graffiti Museum in DC. (Submitted on August 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 19, 2023
3. Mural of Cool Disco Dan on the grounds of the 14th Street Graffiti Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
