In Saturday’s issue of the Guardian Ethan Hawke talks about moving out of the Chelsea.Last month, Ethan Hawke moved out of the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan. He’d been living in the former home of Dylan Thomas, Arthur Miller and Sid Vicious for two years, having moved in amid the very public dissolution of his marriage…

Thanks for the heads-up blogger the Chrystal Palace.  He sounds like one of our typical "Hotel Chelsea obsessed" tourists. The day to leave for New York is getting closer. We leave Sunday morning. I can’t believe I’m going to be staying in the Hotel Chelsea. After all these years of being obsessed with that place…

A nice story about Bob Dylan in the October 6, 2005 issue of The Toronto Star (subscription required) quotes our esteemed proprietor, Stanley Bard.  Seems that Bob was the perfect tenant. I bet he even paid his rent on time. The Chelsea is full of art made by grateful tenants, and its management is clearly…

Plus, they take pictures.   From Stephen Art-East‘s blog.It’s not to all tastes, and we’ve definately stayed in smarter hotels for less in California and been surrounded by rock stars, and Florida as well come to think of it, but the shabbyness of the Chelsea is all part of the deal. If you want the maid…

Malachy’s skateboard is missing (Rm. 811).  Now, there are only 12 items with wheels laying about the 8th floor hallways.  If you borrowed his skateboard for a midnight ride down the stairs, please return it or let him know where he can find it.

From the Sept 27, 2005 issue of USA Today. The article features various hotels that have endured thanks to the buzz generated by long ago scandals. •New York’s Hotel Chelsea, where punk icon Sid Vicious allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, to death in October 1978 in Room 100. (The former Sex Pistol was charged…

The Divine Movers van parked in front of the Chelsea is being filled with the contents from Ethan Hawke’s apartment.  In true Chelsea spirit, the elevators have been malfunctioning all day.  Moving is always such a bitch.  This can only mean one thing.  Soon, a very nice apartment will be available!

Dear Blog: I’m too numb to go on very long about Arnold, at the Chelsea or anywhere. But Joan & I are so thankful he was there for these years (almost 20). Before that he was the Ludwig van Beethoven of New York, changing addresses so frequently I had to replace his Rolodex card several…

As far as the Chelsea Hotel goes, Arnold was the sage godfather of the hotel and all its sweet little freaks and geniuses. Having been there a long time, he had seen every aspect of humanity in the raw. Little could surprise him, and though he had a bemused cynicism, he was never jaded and…

The Chelsea mourns the passing of a long time resident and the opera world mourns the loss of a great librettist, Arnold Weinstein.  Playbill’s obituary, NYTime’s obituary.  If you would share your tribute to Arnold with others, it would be greatly appreciated.  You can either enter a comment below or e-mail chelblog@yahoo.com.  From Granta —…