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An inside look into the endlessly fascinatingand often disturbinghistory of the chelsea hotel written by juli mosoff one day there was a huge thunderstorm as i happened to be crossing 23 rd street at 7 th avenue, said biographer sherill tippins at a recent book signing at the strand. The life and times of new yorks legendary chelsea hotel, a social history of the citys sanctuary for postwar artists and it girls. Insidethe dream palace reads like the best fiction and never ever slows down from beginning to end. Inside the dream palace opens door on a vivid chelsea hotel.
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