first edition
1984 · [New York]
by Myerson, Bess; Edinger, Claudio; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
[New York]: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1984. Very good plus.. Scarce commemorative publication recognizing the Chelsea Hotel's "service to artists and other rare individuals," spotlighting the long-term residents who made their home a legend. A brief introduction from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission duly notes the Chelsea Hotel's Victorian Gothic architectural features, but the reason for its enduring fame was always the "safe haven" it provided to the artists and eccentrics who lived in it. The booklet's partial list of famous residents ranges from Dylan Thomas and Thomas Wolfe to Viva and Sid Vicious, and Edinger's (truncated)