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6th Avenue Shopping
Anchored by Macy's, which
opened in 1858, this was once
a popular district known as
“Fashion Row. The 1876 cast-
iron façade of the Hugh O'Neill
Dry Goods Store at Nos. 655-71
exemplifies the era, when the
arrival of the 6th Avenue
elevated line provided easy
access to the area. As Man-
hattan's commercial center
moved northward, these
cast-iron palaces were left
deserted until recently,
when they found new life
as bargain fashion outlets
and superstores. d 6th
Avenue, 18th to 23rd sts
Map L3
Flower District
Here, at the heart of the
city's wholesale flower district,
you can hardly see the sidewalk
for the masses of greenery,
shrubs, and flowers. Manhat-
tan's largest concentration of
shops selling house plants, trees,
blooming plants, and all manner
of flowers, fresh, dried, and
artificial can be found here; if
you can't find what you want,
it probably doesn't exist.
The district extends along
6th Avenue roughly from
25th to 30th streets.
d 6th Avenue at 27th St
Map L3
Chelsea Hotel
Seedy it is, yet
there's a definite
mystique to this 1884
building bedecked with
wrought-iron balconies.
Once a fancy apartment, it be-
came a hotel favored by
musicians, artists, and writers.
Former guests, commemorated
on brass plaques outside, include
Tennessee Williams, Mark Twain,
Jack Kerouac, and Brendan
Behan. Dylan Thomas spent his
last years here. Notoriously, it
was also the place where punk
rocker Sid Vicious killed his
girlfriend Nancy Spungeon in
1978. Step into the lobby and
take a look at the wild artwork,
and soak up the ambience at
the bar. d 212 West 23rd Street,
between 7th & 8th avs Map L3
Annex Antiques
and Flea Market
On weekends, year-
round, an empty parking
lot becomes one of the city's
most popular outdoor markets.
A tradition for more than 30
years, some 600 dealers, from
Maine to Maryland, set up
booths selling clothing, silver,
jewelry, furniture, art, and
“junktiques” from old tools to
vintage eyeglasses. Many prize
antiques can be discovered at
The Amex, an indoor market just
around the corner at 112 West
25th Street, and at The
Showplace, 40 West 26th Street,
with 135 dealers on three floors.
d 6th Avenue at 26th St Map L3 Open
sunrise to sunset Admission charge
Façade, Chelsea Hotel
Left The Flower District Right Chelsea Hotel, cast-iron stairwell
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