Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
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For 23 years Florent was home to the wild and wacky denizens of the meat packing district. Long before the area was infiltrated by models and hipsters Florent was the lone outpost of cool in the area. Like the Chelsea Hotel, Florent became an organic community of like-minded individuals for whom the resturant was a home…
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Dennis Hopper died earlier today after a long battle with cancer. Hopper collaborated with fellow Chelsea Hotel resident, writer Terry Southern, to produce his most famous movie, Easy Rider, in 1969. (Photo: Hopper & Southern in front of the Hotel in 1971). In Abel Ferrara's "Chelsea on the Rocks," Hopper is interviewed about his experience…
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Matt Nestel of DNAinfo has written an illuminating article on the recent plight of our friend and neighbor, gay rights activist Stormé Delarverié. Hospitalized for dehydration last month, Stormé—famous for the independent and assertive spirit that led her to throw the first punch at Stonewall—was subsequently transferred to the psychiatric ward at St. Vincent’s, and…
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Join Willem's family and friends as they celebrate his life on Monday, March 1 from 5-7 PM at the National Arts Club, at 15 Gramercy Park South New York, New York.
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Remember when in December 2008 we told you that this woman was a new permanent tenant….Now we have proof!
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We're blogging live this morning from the Martha Stewart show. The topic: greedy developers and rampant gentrification in NYC. Just kidding, folks. It's really about blogs and bloggers. We are in the very back because we ignored the orders to wear pastels. (We would put up a picture, but that's not allowed right now.) Ok. We…
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UPDATE: Willem's step daughter Devon wrote to let us know that there is a memorial page for Willem athttp://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/willemvanes/Homepage.aspx. Residents of the Chelsea Hotel were saddened to learn of the passing of their longtime neighbor and friend, Willem Van Es. Willem died on Christmas night in an airplane en route to Amsterdam. We all remember Willem as…
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Stefan Brecht, who wrote about and performed in the new and revolutionary theatre that erupted in New York in the 1960’s and early ‘70’s, will be remembered at a memorial to be held Sunday, Nov. 8 at 6 PM, at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, E. 10th St. at 2nd Ave. The memorial, a celebration of his…
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Inspired by historian Sherill Tippin's efforts to identify a flower, a motto and a philosopher for the Chelsea Hotel frequent Chelsea Hotel blog commenter Rob from Australia set out to find a Patron Saint for the Chelsea Hotel in her time of crisis. He writes: As promised, I've researched my Saints and found who I think is best as…
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