The Hotel Chelsea's neon sign was installed in 1949. Henry P. Gray / Wikimedia Commons via CC BY-SA 3.0 The three-story-tall sign of Manhattan’s hallowed Hotel Chelsea—the infamous gathering spot for ...
The German-born model and singer Nico is certainly of a time. Her voice hearkens to an era when music was simply different—and candidly, not so overproduced. She is part Bob Dylan and part Lou Reed.