El Quijote Rides Again | The New Yorker

"Celebrated in Patti Smith’s memoir—where she lived from 1969 to 1972 and described it as “like a doll’s house in the Twilight Zone”—this storied hotel is prized for its shabby elegance and the possessive history of its many creative residents, from Dylan Thomas and Thomas Wolfe to Bob Dylan. Smith and her roommate Robert Mapplethorpe struggled to pay rent there, hoping to trade art with a manager known to accept artwork as payment (their portfolios were refused). The building, closed in 2011, is now partially reopened with plans for a full reopening in late summer." - Shauna Lyon