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

Coleman Hawkins

445 W. 153rd St.

— While We Are Still Here —

Coleman Hawkins Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2025

1. Coleman Hawkins Marker

Inscription. A tenor saxophonist, known for improvisational mastery and musicality, which altered the sound of Black music.

Erected by African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, New York Life.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 40° 49.79′ N, 73° 56.565′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Sugar Hill. It is on West 153rd Street west of St. Nicholas Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 455 W 153rd St, New York NY 10031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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

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distance of this marker: Old Croton Aqueduct (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Convent Garden (about 500 feet away); Middle Redoubt of the American Army 1776 (about 600 feet away); Sugar Hill Luminaries Lawn (about 700 feet away); Bailey House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Modern School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Green Book (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sugar Hill Luminaries Lawn (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2025

2. Coleman Hawkins Marker

Portrait of Coleman Hawkins, Spotlite (Club), New York, N.Y. image. Click for more information.

William P. Gottlieb (courtesy Library of Congress), circa September 1946

3. Portrait of Coleman Hawkins, Spotlite (Club), New York, N.Y.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 12, 2025.