The iconic Hotel Chelsea, 23rd Street, NYC

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I walked past the famous Hotel Chelsea in midtown Manhattan, former home of Mark Twain, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg to name but a few.

If you don't know it already, check out the song Chelsea Hotel #2, originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen, but also covered by a plethora of other artists. Check out the version by Rufus Wainwright. Here is the Leonard Cohen original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmbFZA16nrE

There are several documentaries about the incredible history of the hotel. Here is one of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMeL4a-83sM

Incidentally, if you're wondering what the theme tune of the documentary, it is the ethereal "Another Green World" by Brian Eno. A full length version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LF6JDIQtW3E