Topic: Chelsea Hotel

Even the Virtual Chelsea Hotel's in Trouble

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The real-life Chelsea Hotel always seemed a little threatened before it closed to renters last August, and apparently that's a universal Chelsea condition as a Second Life player who maintains a virtual version of the hotel has launched a fund-raising campaign to keep it open.

By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

New York's Chelsea Hotel Refuses to Die Quietly

As the legendary hotel closes to guests for the first time ever, mayhem reigns

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