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Мемориальный парк Гринвуд

Мемориа́льный парк Гри́нвуд (англ. Greenwood Memorial Park) — кладбище на северо-западе США, расположенное в Рентоне (штат Вашингтон), пригороде к юго-востоку от Сиэтла. Площадь кладбища составляет ≈4000 гектаров (≈40 акров)[1][2]. Парк известен как место упокоения рок-гитариста Джими Хендрикса (1942—1970), уроженца Сиэтла[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Ежегодно его мемориал посещают более 15 тыс. фанатов[11][12].

Общие сведения
Мемориальный парк Гринвуд
англ. Greenwood Memorial Park
Страна  США
Координаты 47°29′16″ с. ш. 122°10′19″ з. д.GЯO
Дата основания 1910
Официальный язык английский
Курирующая организация Dignity Memorial
Официальный сайт dignitymemorial.com/fune…
Мемориальный парк Гринвуд (Земля)
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История

Мемориальный парк Гринвуд был основан в 1910 году. Мероприятия по захоронению ведёт похоронное бюро Dignity Memorial, открытое в 1984 году на месте кладбища[1].

Примечания

  1. ↑ 1 2 Greenwood Memorial Park Funeral Home, Renton (англ.). inspirock.
  2. ↑ priyanka53. Best Things To Do In Renton (англ.). AmazingViralNews (22 июля 2020). — «Greenwood Memorial Park is a 40-section of the land burial ground in Renton, Washington, celebrated for being the resting spot of Jimi Hendrix, a glorious stone domed landmark situated on the west side of the graveyard.»
  3. ↑ Final Journey for Jimi Hendrix (англ.) (JPG). news.google.com P. 3. Орегон: Associated Press (2 октября 1970).
  4. ↑ 150 Fete Hendrix (англ.) (JPG). news.google.com P. 4. Спокан, Вашингтон: Associated Press (2 октября 1970).
  5. ↑ Grave of Jimi Hendrix. Renton, Washington (англ.). RoadsideAmerica. — «Hendrix, the most famous resident of Greenwood Memorial Park and Cemetery in Renton, WA, had been resting under a simple tombstone since he'd died in 1970 (determined in the autopsy to have been the result of "inhalation of vomit due to barbiturate intoxication). The rock star's remains were secretly moved to a new grave on November 26, 2002, the day before what would have been his 60th birthday.»
  6. ↑ Weird Washington. Experiencing the Jimi Hendrix Memorial …‘Scuse me while I kiss the sky. (англ.). Weird U.S. | Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets. — «Jimi was interred in a family plot at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton. His grave was marked by a simple headstone with an etching of a Fender Stratocaster guitar, his instrument of choice (though the guitar pictured is right-handed, and Jimi adapted his to play left-handed). At the time, this basic grave was all Al Hendrix could afford.»
  7. ↑ steedjb. Jimi Hendrix Memorial | Greenwood Memorial Park & Funeral Home Renton, Washington. The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music. (англ.). Atlas Obscura (12 января 2015). — «After Hendrix’s death his father, Al, had his son buried in a section of Greenwood Cemetery set aside for the family. In life, Jimi had been a man of no great means and his burial site was a simple grave that seemed incongruous with the musician’s legacy».
  8. ↑ Jeff Rindskopf. 50 Famous Gravesites and Cemeteries Around the World (англ.). Cheapism (28 сентября 2022). — «South of his hometown of Seattle, legendary rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix's grave is marked by a marble dome in Greenwood Memorial Park, where he rests alongside his father and stepmother. The dome's pillars feature engraved portraits of Hendrix and quotes from his songs, beneath which fans place candles, flowers, and guitar picks.»
  9. ↑ ...history. Coming Together: One Dream, One Vision (англ.). Jimi Hendrix Memorial. — «Al Hendrix requested that Jimi's body be brought back to his birthplace of Seattle, Washington so that a burial at a new family plot, located at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton could be performed.»
  10. ↑ Natasha Lavender. Where These Legendary Rock Stars Are Buried (англ.). Grunge (2 мая 2021). — «Hendrix's burial was also contentious. In 1970, he was buried in a plot at the Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery in his hometown of Renton, Washington, marked by a simple gravestone reading "Forever in Our Hearts. But in 1999, his family announced plans to build a 27ft stone memorial in the cemetery, partly funded by fans, complete with granite pillars, a domed roof, and sculptures. Hendrix's friends protested that digging him up was disrespectful, but in 2002, the memorial was completed, and Hendrix was moved there to lie alongside his father, stepmother and grandmother. Read More: https://www.grunge.com/398459/where-these-legendary-rock-stars-are-buried/».
  11. ↑ Cemetery of the Week #49: The Jimi Hendrix Monument (англ.). Cemetery Travel: Your Take-along Guide to Graves & Graveyards Around the World (2 февраля 2012). — «Up to 15,000 fans visit Hendrix’s grave each year. Before Hendrix was moved, fans trampled adjacent graves and caused some damage. Now they leave flowers, lipstick kisses, and drug paraphernalia.»
  12. ↑ 10 cemeteries to see before you die (англ.). Funeral Guide (1 декабря 2017). — «This beautiful memorial park in Renton, Washington is where Jimi Hendrix lies at rest.The former rock guitarist’s monument attracts over 14,000 music fans every year.»

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