Here is the second and final part of my search for notable music landmarks on Google Maps.



Mud Island Park: On Thursday evening, May 29, 1997, singer Jeff Buckley and a friend were wandering around Memphis, Tennessee, lost. They ended up on Mud Island Park. Buckley decided to wade out into the Mississippi river - he'd swum from Mud Island in the past. His friend tried in vain to convince him not go in. Buckley swam further and further into the river and then disappeared under the water, likely pulled under by a strong undertow. His body was found nearly a week later. Jim Irvin wrote an excellent tribute to Jeff in Mojo magazine. Read the article here.



Chelsea Hotel: Located at 222 W 23rd St in New York, the Chelsea Hotel is famous for many reasons. Most notoriously, Sid Vicious murdered his girlfriend Nancy Spungen in Room 100 on October 11, 1978. Many famous musicians have stayed at the hotel, including Bob Dylan, who claimed to have stayed up all night writing "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for his then wife Sara Lowndes. Visit the Hotel's website here.



Hotel Yorba: The Hotel Yorba would be just an unknown, run-down half-way house in a derelict section of Detroit if it wasn't for Jack White of the White Stripes. White wrote a song about the hotel on the Stripes's album White Blood Cells. Read more about the hotel and the song here.



The Hacienda: Opened by Factory Records and New Order on May 21, 1982, the Hacienda was the epicenter for the Manchester rave and indie rock scene until its closure in June 1997. Sadly, the club was demolished eighteen months later. A facsimile was built for the film 24 Hour Party People and a party was hosted there for one evening of filming in March 2001. The replica was then torn down. Read Dave Haslam's personal history of the Hacienda here.



Stonehenge: Many unanswered questions remain about Stonehenge. Why was it built? How did the druids construct it? Was it the birthplace of heavy duty rock and roll? We may never know what really happened. Read Wikipedia's Stonehenge entry here.

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