While We Are Still Here Historical Markers

By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 19, 2025

Ethel Waters Marker - wide view

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1 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Ethel Waters — 580 St. Nicholas Av —

On Saint Nicholas Avenue at West 139th Street, on the right when traveling north on Saint Nicholas Avenue.

2 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Lenox Lounge — 288 Lenox Avenue — While We Are Still Here —

On Lenox Avenue north of West 199th Street, on the right when traveling north.

3 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Lewis Michaux — While We Are Still Here —

On Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard at W 126th Street, on the right when traveling north on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard.

4 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Pauli Murray — 225 W. 110th St —

On W 110th Street east of Central Park West, on the right when traveling west.

5 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Hamilton Heights — Dorothy Maynor —

On Saint Nicholas Avenue north of West 141st Street, on the right when traveling south.

6 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Morningside Heights — The Lenape Nation —

On West 125th Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling north on West 125th Street.

7 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Harlem — Blumstein —

On West 125th Street, on the right when traveling east.

8 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Harlem — Hotel Theresa —

On Adam Clayton Powell Junior Boulevard north of West 124th Street, on the left when traveling north.

9 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Harlem — Nelson Mandela —

On West 125th Street, on the right when traveling west.

10 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Harlem — UNIA — 2395 8th Av/FD Blvd — While We Are Still Here —

On Frederick Douglass Boulevard south of West 129th Street, on the right when traveling south.

11 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Harlem — Yuri Kochiyama —

On West 126th Street south of Broadway, on the left when traveling north.

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