5/19/2023 0 Comments Tickets sleep no more![]() You can learn more about these in our new architecture of Manhattan walking tour. Of course, the High Line further increased property values, thus begetting additional high-rises between Tenth Avenue and West Street, which in turn brought in starchitects like Frank Gehry and Jean Nouvel, whose creations can be seen soaring from the earth along West Street. Plans to move down to Greenwich Village and abut the new High Line elevated park were scuttled, and the Whitney instead grabbed the valuable tract that once appealed to Dia. Ironically, after opening its flagship museum Dia: Beacon upstate, it was left without a Manhattan presence. How did it all begin? In 1987, the Dia Center for the Arts-later known as Dia: Chelsea-became one of the pioneers in the area, establishing its main exhibition facility on West 22nd Street. What SoHo and the 57th Street area lost in stature has been Chelsea’s gain, and almost all the well-established flagship galleries make Chelsea their base. The Chelsea art scene blossomed thanks to the conversion of garages and warehouses between Tenth and Twelfth Avenues, and likely will become a victim of its own success. ![]() While Eighth Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets formerly had one of New York’s highest concentrations of gay-operated restaurants, stores, cafes, the population transfer changed the demographics once again-you'll find much higher concentrations in Hell's Kitchen nowadays. In that migration, many have already moved on from Chelsea to the northern climes of Hell's Kitchen and Washington Heights, or east to Brooklyn. In the ever-northward shift of Manhattan's masses, the high prices of Greenwich Village and Christopher Street area (which has boasted a large LGBT community since the 1960s) led many to head north to Chelsea in the late 1980s. These days, Chelsea is, very simply, a bastion of affluence more than any other social status, with the conversion of many apartment buildings to condos and co-ops and the on-rush of multimillion-dollar brownstones and lofts. It has a wide reputation as Manhattan's gay mecca, and while that has historically been true, rising acceptance of the gay lifestyle-and soaring rents-has led to a dissipation of the community in the neighborhood. Once a mixed, low-income neighborhood on the West Side, Chelsea has become a focal point for artists and galleries. Sleep No More is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Use the arrow buttons to navigate down the street and around the neighborhood! ![]() Drag the street view to look around 360°.
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