beatles

A 1965 contract between the Beatles and a concert venue reveals the band’s demands were few — 150 security guards, electricity and water in their trailer, clean towels, and, most specifically, that they would not play if the audience was racially segregated in any way.

Thanks to the Beatles and a photoshoot that was done one August day in 1969 Abbey Road just became protected. One of the most famous crossings in music, outside Abbey Road Studios in London, was designated a site of national importance by the British government today.