It’s not the Hotel Chelsea ... floor, where Smith and Mapplethorpe lived in one of the building’s smallest rooms — the crowdedness of the spaces up there seemingly a reflection of New York ...
Bob Dylan and Madonna stayed at the Manhattan hotel, where a rock 'n' roll murder took place. Now guests 'feel the history' ...
The Hotel Chelsea, built in 1884 on W. 23rd Street in Manhattan, reopened in 2022 after a grueling renovation process. (Chris Riemenschneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...