This lovely stained glass window once provided a view to the world from one of the City's most beautiful old hotels. Located at the corner of 7th Avenue and 14th, this was a foremost Chelsea hotel at the turn of the century. The window was demolished about a year ago, though you can still make out the outline of the old hotel from the street. Block by block site Songlines cites a different history: "Stained glass can be seen here as a remnant of a long-vanished Victorian saloon."
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I'm truly shocked that the window wasn't removed prior to the demolition. I'll bet all kinds of beautiful interior woods and flourishes weren't mined either. Such a waste.
I agree amazing that it wasn't removed. I do like colors here of the fire escape against the glass.
I'm with the rest of the crew...why would they NOT save this window???
Did you get a lot of rain at your place today?
I like the contrast of that dignified stained glass against the rusty iron. What a waste that it wasn't saved.
Sad but lovely contrasts...
Clever framing and processing ...
I can imagine the old years...
Looks like a real beauty protected behind all that rusty steel!
But the Chelsea Hotel is not painted Yellow-Orange, is it? I thought it was kind of Brick Redish........
It is a beauty. Great shot KM>
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A piece of human artistry destroyed. Sad. But you have the photo capturing the contrasting colors, linear lines and comparative chaos -- great photo -- barbara
Well, it's a change from neon.
A terrible shame. Stained glass is not mere illumination; it has a proud working history.
The whole things sounds like a frame-up to me.
Love the mix of colors and textures here. The delicate and the steel. Wow..great one Ken
just gorgeous..stained glass is so beautiful! lovely photo!!
So sad, this was above the Donut Pub, right?
I'm thinking that this building and the one on the corner would have been one building at one point, with the whole building encompassing the hotel, right?
I moved to Chelsea in the mid 70s, I see to remember a Spanish restaurant at the corner, then a Gyro place a few years later.
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