NEW YORK — New York City’s Hotel Chelsea, the bohemian landmark where poet Dylan Thomas collapsed in a coma before dying in 1953 and where the girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious was fatally stabbed in 1978, is up for sale, its owners announced Tuesday.
Celebrated in such songs as Joni Mitchell’s “Chelsea Morning” and Nico’s “Chelsea Girl,” the 1883 building has offered shelter to generations of artists and musicians. Notable residents have included Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Arthur Miller, Eugene O’Neill, Patti Smith, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.
The hotel’s legacy as an artists’ playground could be in doubt after the group of families that has owned it for 65 years decided to sell. It has not not named an asking price. The Associated PressThe 1883 building has offered shelter to generations of artists and musicians.
