New Documentary Takes Us Inside New York’s Legendary Chelsea Hotel (Review)
The Chelsea Hotel is one of the most iconic buildings in the history of New York City.
It has famously housed poets, rock stars, and artists and has been a designated landmark in the city since 1966.
As times have changed, so has the building. For decades, many lived within rent-stabilized units within the building. Most of the long-term tenants were bought out and paid to move after plans were made to renovate the building into a luxury hotel.
Some Residents Refuse To Leave
With 'Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel,' directors Maya Duverdier and Amélie van Elmbt have chosen a "fly-on-the-wall" approach to document the building's residents who have refused to leave. We meet some of the more eccentric tenants from what is about 40 apartments left in the building during 1...