The Dakota
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The Dakota, also known as the Dakota Apartments, is a cooperative apartment building at 1 West 72nd Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US. The Dakota was constructe
As seen from Central Park West
The roof of the Dakota during winter, with the H-shaped central courtyard
Archival photograph of the main entrance in 1965
The same location in 2022
Yoko Ono
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Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
The Dakota
…Dakota's maintenance expenses were shared among fewer residents and tended to be much higher than at other nearby co-ops. For instance, Lennon's widow Yoko Ono paid a monthly fee of $12,566 for her 6,000 ft2 (560 m2) apartment in 1996, while a similarly-sized apartment at the nearby San Remo had a monthly…
Ono in 2016
112 Chambers Street, the location of Ono's 1960s loft where Fluxus events took place, pictured in 2011.
Ono and John Lennon when they married, March 1969
Lennon and Ono at a bed-in at Hilton Amsterdam, March 1969