On December 8th, 1980 John Lennon was shot dead as he entered his home at the Dakota Apartment
Building at 72nd St. and Central Park West. A long time resident of New York City Mr. Lennon had taken many walks with his wife and young son through the friendly confines of Central Park. Long a favorite son of his adopted city John Lennon wasn’t simply New York’s Beatle, he was, for many, the embodiment of the spirit on which city had been built. One half urbane cynic and one half romantic dreamer, he unabashedly embraced the disparate parts which, as every New Yorker knows, combine to form a uniquely gifted, passionate individual.
From bairds tour of new york
.We stand outside the Dakota buildings We ask doorman WHERE ABOUTS WAS JOHN LENNON WAS SHOT HE HOLDS HIS CHEST AND SAYS ROUND ABOUT HERE SIR.
Feel a right plonker. We cross the road to see Strawberry fields
The name of the site is taken from the Beatle’s song Strawberry Fields Forever and was also, for John, an evocation of an orphanage in Liverpool by the same name. At the center lies the famous Imagine mosaic, donated by the city of Naples. There is also a bronze plaque that lists the 121 countries endorsing Strawberry Fields as a Garden of Peace.
Strawberry Fields opened on October 9, 1985, John's 45th birthday