The Dakota

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  • Address
    1 W 72nd St at Central Park West, Upper West Side
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  • Transport
    underground rail: B,C to 72nd St

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Lonely Planet review

A turreted, gabled building described in 1884 as so far uptown it was in 'the Dakotas,' this sand-colored gem quickly became the epitome of cool, housing Boris Karloff, Rudolph Nureyev, Lauren Bacall, and most famously, John Lennon, who was fatally shot at its gated entrance.