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Downtown Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Did You Know?

 
 
Did You Know? Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2025
1. Did You Know? Marker
Inscription. The recently re-opened Brooklyn Paramount theater once hosted such jazz and rock & roll giants as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Buddy Holly.
 
Erected by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainment.
 
Location. 40° 41.483′ N, 73° 58.942′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Downtown Brooklyn. It is on Flatbush Avenue north of Fleet Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 336 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Did You Know? (within shouting distance of this marker); MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Did You Know? (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Did You Know? (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Did You Know? (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Did You Know? (about 600 feet
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away); a different marker also named MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Did You Know? (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Did You Know? (has been replaced with this marker).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
 
Did You Know? Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2025
2. Did You Know? Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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