Within these storied walls, Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road, Dylan Thomas penned poetry, and Andy Warhol filmed Chelsea Girls.
Before it shuttered in 2011, it had spent more than a century playing host to some of New York City’s most colorful guests and residents-many of them cultural icons. The Hotel Chelsea has always been more than a place to sleep. Why we love it: A NYC cultural institution, reimagined for a new generation of creatives.Courtesy of Annie Schlechter/Hotel Chelsea