When people found out that he had decided on an uptown site, many nicknamed the project, “Clark ’s folly". Why not in Dakota, in the far west? asked one of his friends. Clark kept the name and had the building decorated with arrow heads, ears of corn and an Indian head over the main entrance.
Designed by the architect who later designed the plaza, The Dakota is regarded as an architectural gem and one of the city's most desirable addresses. In 1968 Roman Polanski used it as the setting for his film Rosemary's Baby.
The Americans, singer Roberta Flack, conductor Leonard Bernstein, and actress Judy Garland, all lived here; but this building today is actually best known because of was John Lennon's last address. In 1980 he was shot dead by a misfit as he stood under the building awning. His wife Yoko Ono , still lives here at the Dakota.
The Dakota building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
The Dakota building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono in front of the Dakota building located at 72nd Street and Central Park West.
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