Life at The Hotel Chelsea | The Stanley Bard Collection

For over 50 years, Stanley Bard was the manager of the Hotel Chelsea in New York. He served as gatekeeper to an eclectic mix of artists, writers, poets, and musicians who passed through the hotel’s doors through the years. Watch as current and previous tenants of the Hotel Chelsea recount some of their favorite memories of one of Manhattan’s most enigmatic managers.

[@sharonseidl4498]

Spent my 20s - in the 80s I was living at the Chelsea Hotel- 5th floor- 23rd street side. Stanley only charged me $50 for the week. I kept a journal that has been duck taped closed for for all these years, Have never opened it. So happy when stories of the Chelsea are shared. PLACE is totally haunted!! Had some really scary interesting experiences there.

[@why1985]

You should document/make videos about your experiences it would be really interesting hearing all of it

[@MissPerriwinkle]

stayed there once in the late eightys. georgous vintage room, big bay windows, jus the rite amt of tawdry.....chatted with viva and other artists.

[@MattPless]

Bet Stanley would be pretty bummed by the renovation and overpriced rooms only available for part time stay. Such ashame

[@kareybarey13]

Did Stanley pass away and not write a book??? Now THAT"S a travesty.

[@minebiene7934]

Maybe, he didn't wrote a book..!!I can't believied it.

[@AnneaJane]

heres hoping his son owns the rights to a manuscript as yet unpublished as of 2021

[@mkn.567]

he was supposed to be. but never got around to it