Wednesday 22 May 2013

John Lennon's memorial

Glimpsing through the trees in Central Park NY, you can see the Dakota building where John Lennon lived and where his life was tragically ended by a gunman on 8th December  1980. He was shot four times in the back by Mark Chapman who is currently serving life in Attica prison near New York. John and Yoko lived on the 7th floor and their apartment looked over into Central Park and the area called Strawberry Fields.






There was nothing special about Strawberry fields ( no sign of any strawberry plants or fields for that matter) just a mixture of woodland and  small grassy areas. But now, 33 years after his death, it is a pilgrimage site for Lennon fans. Yoko paid for the mosaic memorial to be placed next to Strawberry fields.









Found this tribute to him in the peace garden at St John the Divine Cathedral

 
 
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10 comments:

  1. Betsy Banks Adams22 May 2013 at 20:37

    I'm enjoying your NYC blog posts. You know more about it than most of us who live in this country!!!! ha ha .... I visited NYC once --but don't remember much about it since I was young. Need to go back sometime --but I'm not 'into' big cities much... Glad you are enjoying yourselves...

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  2. Billy Blue Eyes22 May 2013 at 21:40

    I Liked John Lennon and was saddened when he was killed, thank you for showing me where the song came from and his mural.

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  3. Dianne22 May 2013 at 22:54

    So much to see in the Big Apple ..... "Imagine" the view John and Yoko would have had looking out over Central Park.

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  4. biebkriebels23 May 2013 at 12:58

    Everybody of our age remembers his death and when in NY I had to go there too.

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  5. DJan23 May 2013 at 13:30

    I still miss him. I will never forget who he was to the world, and to me. I am enjoying your NYC visit very much. :-)

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  6. Anonymous23 May 2013 at 14:15

    It is funny how he was English, yet New York took him to heart. He died a legend and they are nice tributes.

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  7. Red Nomad OZ24 May 2013 at 01:08

    It's weird to imagine how much time has passed since his death - in many ways it seems like yesterday! Ha! Seems like I can't comment about it without inadvertently using Beatles song titles ...

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  8. SeaThreePeeO24 May 2013 at 12:07

    Beautiful post!

    Beneath Thy Feet

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  9. Jackie McGuinness25 May 2013 at 14:18

    I am reading your posts on NY backwards and you are making me want to revisit all these places!!

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  10. CrazyCris1 June 2013 at 21:37

    I had no idea Strawberry Fields was an actual place! Thanks for sharing it!

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