After the passing of Chris Cornell, people from his birthplace in Seattle built a memorial in his honor at A Sound Garden, the musical sculpture park where the band obtained its name. The popular location overlooks Lake Washington and there are huge pipe structures made out of steel which creates musical tones whenever the wind blows through them. Fans gathered at this location all day yesterday (18), leaving flowers and memorabilia to honor the late icon.
Additional places scattered across Seattle held memorials and tributes in his honor including the city’s Space Needle going dark from 9-10 PM last night. Other locations include The Museum of Pop Culture which held a moment of silence, the local radio station KEXP played songs by Cornell all day long and held a public memorial service. Seattle Mariners paid a tribute as well to Cornell, prior to defeating the White Sox at last night’s game.
Check out the Seattle memorial highlights below:
The Space Needle will go dark from 9-10pm tonight in remembrance of @chriscornell. RIP. #noonesingslikeyouanymore https://t.co/D0XmOhTbkp
— Space Needle (@space_needle) May 18, 2017
Fans have turned Seattle’s Sound Garden into an impromptu memorial for Chris Cornell: https://t.co/zQzn9rjO3i pic.twitter.com/j6EcpXmlnD
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) May 19, 2017
ICYMI: Here’s full video of @KEXP‘s public memorial for Chris Cornell https://t.co/mP2YAIlcHO
— Travis Hay (@guerrillacandy) May 19, 2017
@LakeAlabasterBx ⚡ Seattle holds public memorial to mourn native Chris Cornellhttps://t.co/DsWhK6YTt1
— TheLakeAlabasterBox (@LakeAlabasterBx) May 19, 2017
Please join us in the Gathering Space at 5PM for moment of silence & memorial for Chris Cornell. Love to Soundgarden fans, family, friends. pic.twitter.com/tT34pm1NeI
— KEXP (@kexp) May 18, 2017
The public memorial for Chris Cornell at KEXP is beautiful. Such a great sense of togetherness & expression of love 4 Chris. Thank you @KEXP pic.twitter.com/54Ntj2Zgdx
— Travis Hay (@guerrillacandy) May 19, 2017
Memorial growing at the “Black Sun” in Capitol Hill. The sculpture influenced Soundgarden’s hit song, “Black Hole Sun.” #chriscornell pic.twitter.com/oN28z7UC3z
— Patrick Quinn (@PatrickQuinnTV) May 18, 2017
Seattle Mariners Honor Chris Cornell With Moment Of Silence And Tribute Before Game https://t.co/ZbKuc1U7e1 pic.twitter.com/tIklfh6z2q
— SportsCast (@SportsCast_THN) May 19, 2017
Mariners honor Chris Cornell with moment of silence – Seattle’s baseball team paid respect to one of the city’s… https://t.co/dNRVp0cBx9
— Sara Leon Alvarado (@SaraLeon_A) May 19, 2017
Mariners honor Seattle-born Chris Cornell with a moment of silence and scoreboard tribute. https://t.co/8ltRqWSucU pic.twitter.com/FCYYbsptaU
— theScore (@theScore) May 19, 2017
[via Billboard]
