Kurt Cobain Memorial Park (also called Kurt Cobain Landing) is a park in
Aberdeen, Washington
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and the first official, full-scale memorial to
Nirvana
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frontman
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...
in his hometown.
A welcome sign to the city installed in 2005 which obliquely says "
Come As You Are", but does not mention Cobain by name, was the first official recognition of the musician.
[ The Memorial Park, initially built in Felony Flats on city-owned land near his Aberdeen home in 2011, and maintained by local volunteers as Kurt Cobain Landing, was adopted by the city of Aberdeen in 2015, 21 years after his death.][ As recently as 2011, a motion not to rename the adjacent Young Street Bridge after Cobain was applauded at a city council meeting.]Something in the Way
"Something in the Way" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the 12th song on their second album, ''Nevermind'', released in September 1991. It is the final listed song on the album, althou ...
" are about the Young Street Bridge. The lyrics to the song are etched on an aluminum plaque posted in the park.
A granite memorial headstone inscribed with Cobain quotes rests in the park.rugs
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will fuck you up" offensive.[
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See also
*Viretta Park
Viretta Park is a park in the Denny-Blaine, Seattle, Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, located at the foot of E. John Street at 39th Avenue E. and stretching down to Lake Washington Boulevard. It was named by ...
, a city park with an unofficial memorial to Cobain near his Seattle home
References
External links
* at Aberdeen Parks Dept.
Young Street Bridge field recording
Steven Rowell, 2015 at the Internet Archive
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Kurt Cobain Memorial Park
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2011 establishments in Washington (state)
Aberdeen, Washington
Granite sculptures in Washington (state)
Kurt Cobain
Monuments and memorials in Washington (state)
Parks in Grays Harbor County, Washington
Protected areas established in 2011