On his Dorothy Parker website, our friend Kevin Fitzpatrick compares his favorite haunt, the Algonquin Hotel, with “the other great literary hotel in town,” the newly renovated Plaza. Though he is quick to apologize for this slight to the Chelsea, I feel that, upon due consideration, I have no choice but to reply: apology not accepted! Of course he doesn’t want to include the Chelsea in his comparison: the Chelsea is worth at least six or seven Algonquins, stacked on top of approximately 10 Plazas, with one Times Square Howard Johnsons on top like a rum-soaked maraschino cherry!
To right this egregious libel, we are reprinting his chart, while adding our own column for the Chelsea. (Time constraints prevented the addition of a column for the Time Square Howard Johnsons.) In your face Algonquin! We kick ass! Whoo hoo!!!! — Ed Hamilton
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2 responses to “How the Chelsea Measures Up to The Plaza and The Algonquin”
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Stanley Bard said it best — these are places were you get a drink or have a meal. The Chelsea is where you create your art!
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The Plaza and The Algonquin could not tie ash grimey literary laces of The Chelsea. Did Dorothy Parker ever give head on the unmade bed? If so, we did not hear about it nearly enough. The Chelsea gets extra bonus points for not one but TWO Dylans, and one got to die there while in residence. Thomas Wolfe trumps anyone at the Round Table and 2001 alone should insure Hotel Chelsea’s rightful place at the pinnacle of lit and pop culture. Hunke, Ginsberg, Burroughs!!! Come on!
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