The Dakota Vintage Look
by RicardMN Photography
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The Dakota Vintage Look
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RicardMN Photography
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The Dakota (also known as Dakota Apartments) is a cooperative apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was built between 1880 and 1884, and is famous as the home of former Beatle John Lennon from 1973 to 1980, as well as the location of his murder. The Dakota is considered to be one of Manhattan's most prestigious and exclusive cooperative residential buildings.
The Dakota was constructed between October 25, 1880 and October 27, 1884. The architectural firm of Henry Janeway Hardenbergh was commissioned to create the design for Edward Clark, head of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The firm also designed the Plaza Hotel.
The Dakota was purportedly so named because at the time of construction, the Upper West Side of Manhattan was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote in relation to the inhabited area of Manhattan as the Dakota Territory was. However, the earliest recorded appearance of this account is in a 1933 newspaper interview with the Dakota's long-time manager, quoted in Christopher Gray's book New York Streetscapes: "Probably it was called 'Dakota' because it was so far west and so far north". According to Gray, it is more likely that the building was named the Dakota because of Clark's fondness for the names of the new western states and territories.
Notable residents of the Dakota building have included: Lauren Bacall, Harley Baldwin, Ward Bennett, Leonard Bernstein, Connie Chung, Rosemary Clooney singer, Harlan Coben, Bob Crewe, Jos� Ferrer, Roberta Flack, Charles Henri Ford, Ruth Ford, Judy Garland, Lillian Gish, Paul Goldberger, William Inge, Boris Karloff, John Lennon, Sean Lennon, Warner LeRoy, John Madden, Frederick S. Mates, Albert Maysles, Rudolf Nureyev, Joe Namath, Yoko Ono, Ruth Porat, Maury Povich, Gilda Radner, Rex Reed, Jason Robards, Jane Rosenthal, Wilbur Ross, Robert Ryan, Cesare Siepi, Robert C. Silich, Michael Wager.
In the film Rosemary's Baby, the Dakota is used for exterior shots of "The Bramford," the apartment building where several of the characters live.
In the TV series Frasier, Niles Crane lives in an exclusive apartment called "The Montana" - a parody of The Dakota.
In the children's book series The Baby-Sitters Club the character Laine Cummings lives in the Dakota.
It is an important element in the novel Time and Again.
The song 20 Years In the Dakota by Hole discusses Yoko Ono's life in the building after John Lennon's death; it was released on their 1997 compilation album, My Body, the Hand Grenade.
It is the home of Hunter Rose, from the graphic novel series Grendel.[39]
In the 2001 Cameron Crowe film Vanilla Sky, protagonist David Aames (Tom Cruise) owns two apartments in the building; exterior shots of the actual Dakota were used in the film.
It is the home of Tsukasa Domyouji, from the 2007 Japanese live-action drama Hana Yori Dango Returns.
It is one of several New York City residences in which FBI Special Agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast, a recurring character in novels written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, resides.
It is the home of Windsor Horne Lockwood III in the Myron Bolitar series written by Harlan Coben.
It is a main staging point of a Lee Child novel called The Hard Way, which features his renowned hero, Jack Reacher.
It is the primary setting of James Patterson's 2012 novel, Confessions of a Murder Suspect. (Description from Wikipedia).
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Nicklas Gustafsson
Beautiful picture and congratulations on your special feature in the 1000 views group!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #11 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Kay Brewer
Vintage is the perfect treatment for this iconic New York City building! Well done! LF and nominated for a special feature in the 1000 Views group.