Historical Marker

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

Historical marker location:
614 T Street Northwest, Shaw, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of T Street Northwest and Florida Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west on T Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2012

1899-1974. Born. Washington, DC

Washington D.C. is a city of spooks, almost all of whom are powerful and wealthy.
Carl Bernstein in The Real-Life Washington, October 1977
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