![Chelsea](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/07gkiekh/production/4bd9f19f8d0e395de302becacec4ac8ed47ebd57-4000x1444.png)
Boundaries:
14th Street to 30th Street between 6th Ave and the Hudson River.
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Chelsea began as the property of British Major Thomas Clarke in 1750 and was named after the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home for soldiers in London, England.
Throughout the early 1800s, Chelsea became home to many industrial trades including lumberyards, breweries, coal and turpentine. A theater district was formed in 1869, cornering Chelsea as the early center for the motion pictures industry before World War I.
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Today Chelsea is the center of New York’s art world with over 200 galleries, serving as the back drop to the Chelsea Historic District. This neighborhood is primarily residential with a mix of apartment buildings, town houses, row homes and converted warehouses. However it has a very large array of trendy and ultra busy shops, restaurants and nightlife.