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

Lenox Lounge

288 Lenox Avenue

— While we are still here —

Lenox Lounge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 16, 2025

1. Lenox Lounge Marker

Inscription.
For over 80 years, Lenox Lounge was an exemplar of Art Deco design. This neighborhood bar presented top jazz musicians.

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

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

Location. 40° 48.253′ N, 73° 56.874′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Central Harlem. It is on Lenox Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 188 Lenox Ave, New York NY 10027, 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 are within walking

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distance of this marker: Graham Court Apartments (approx. ¼ mile away); Minton's Playhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Harlem Landmark Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); GreenThumb (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden (approx. ¼ mile away); Martin Luther King Jr. Playground (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Martin Luther King Jr. Playground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hotel Theresa (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. A. Philip Randolph Square (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Lenox Lounge. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Replacement for Harlem's Lenox Lounge Gives Us the Blues. CityRealty website entry (Submitted on August 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Lenox Lounge façade and a rendering of its new newly-finished replacement image. Click for full size.

via Cityrealty, 2019

2. The Lenox Lounge façade and a rendering of its new newly-finished replacement

Lenox Lounge market site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 16, 2025

3. Lenox Lounge market site

Lenox Lounge, 288 Lenox Ave., Harlem, 2007 image. Click for more information.

Camilo J. Vergara, photographer (courtesy Library of Congress), 2007

4. Lenox Lounge, 288 Lenox Ave., Harlem, 2007

Photograph shows the facade of the Lenox Lounge.
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on September 5, 2025.

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