110th Street (Manhattan) Circle, a shallow amphitheater at 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, at the northeast corner of Central Park. Unveiled in 1997, the statue, by sculptor Robert Graham, is tall, and depicts the Muses — nine nude caryatids — supporting a grand piano and Duke Ellington on their heads. Duke Ellington Circle is also the site of the future Museum for African Art. Where 110th Street crosses Central Park West and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, at the northwest corner of Central Park, is Frederick Douglass Circle. The south edge of Morningside Park lies along West 110th Street between Manhattan Avenue and Morningside Drive.
Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) De Witt in 1794. The Public Square at the intersection of Eagle Street, State Street, and Washington Avenue was originally the terminus of Washington Avenue. Over time the square was developed into the Capitol East Park and Academy/Lafayette Park. Prior to the completion of the Erie Canal Washington Avenue was part of the main route from New England to Central and Western New York. The avenue was at its commercial height when the canal was finished in 1823 and fell into decline. Washington Avenue from Quail Street to Manning Boulevard was constructed in 1895 as a speedway. Washington Avenue ended