Hotel Chelsea: The Hotel Chelsea, which opened in 1884, has sheltered a galaxy of artists, writers and rock stars over the decades. A short list includes: Thomas Wolfe, Jackson Pollock, Edie Sedgwick, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Dennis Hopper and Ethan Hawke. Sid Vicious, of the Sex Pistols, fatally stabbed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, there in 1978. It was where Arthur C. Clarke wrote “2001: A Space Odessey” and Jack Kerouac penned “On The Road.” And on and on and on. The Hotel Chelsea has been undergoing renovations in recent years and is slated to reopen in 2016.
