The Chelsea Hotel to the Hotel Chelsea

NewbsRadio - The Chelsea Hotel to the Hotel Chelsea

Blink and you might miss it. The historic Chelsea Hotel, constructed in the late 19th century in New York City, once the tallest building on the Manhattan skyline (12 stories tall), and home to a kajillion (that’s 10,000 zillion) creative individuals from Mark Twain to Allen Ginsberg to Dylan Thomas, will soon be a… drumroll… Holiday Inn. A sign of the times we guess – so here is a look back at some of the most famous faces, stories and stories from the mouth part of famous faces all within the walls of the Chelsea Hotel.

To listen along to a playlist on GrooveShark.com created specifically for this podcast go to : http://ow.ly/6zZ0g

***Note*** NewbsRadio is saddened today by the passing of Battant’s Joel Dever and so we’ve included the Battant track “Mark Twain” in the playlist. RIP Joel