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

Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardín

El Bello Amanecer de Boriqueño

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2024

1. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardín Marker

Inscription.
Carmen Pabon, Mother of Loisaida, Puerto Rican community activist, gardener, poet and actress, founded this garden as an urban sanctuary for children, local artists, Nuyorican poets and the elderly. Carmen helped thousands to create a better life for themselves and fed multitudes of Lower East Siders experiencing homelessness.

This garden is the site of one of the six original Plant-a-Lot Gardens, a program established by Liz Christy, Director of NYC Council of the Environment at the beginning of the Community Garden movement in the Lower East Side in 1978.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Hispanic Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.

Location. 40° 43.471′ N, 73° 58.723′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Alphabet City. It is on Loisaida Avenue (Avenue C) south of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Loisaida Ave, New York NY 10009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 are within walking distance of this marker: GreenThumb (within shouting distance of this marker); Louise Nevelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Fireman’s Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named GreenThumb (within shouting distance of this marker); La Plaza Cultural Land Acknowledgement (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) and William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) (about 400 feet away); Lead Belly (about 600 feet away); Harry Lloyd Hopkins (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardín Marker at the entrance to the community garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2024

2. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardín Marker at the entrance to the community garden

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.