Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

1. Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians Marker

Inscription. Chartered 1935 after African-American musicians were denied admission to Local 77. John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie were members. At its 1971 demise, it was last predominantly Black AFM local in U.S. Union office was here.

Erected 1992 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 39° 56.374′ N, 75° 9.993′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Graduate Hospital. It is on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 912 South Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tindley Temple (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First African Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack and Jill of America Foundation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martin Luther King Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Object for Expression

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel Brotherhood USA (approx. ¼ mile away); Nathaniel Hawthorne Public School (approx. ¼ mile away); John C. Asbury (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

2. Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.