Talk:Chelsea, Manhattan
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[edit] "Chelsea takes its name from the Federal house"
I have to assume that by this "Chelsea takes its name from the Federal house..." the author meant that CC Moore's birthplace was a Federal-style house named Chelsea? I will edit the article. Quill 02:08, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Yes. Federal already means "Federal style," as Colonial means "in the Georgian style of the colonies." There had been an earlier, Colonial farmhouse, but it didn't have a name. Wetman 02:28, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- The current incarnation of the sentence is unclear for me.
- "Chelsea takes its name from the Federal-style house of the Moore family, named after Chelsea, the manor of Sir Thomas More on which the borough in London has been built."
- The Moore family (which one?) is named after a manor? Xiner 21:09, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Clement C. Moore
"The house was the birthplace of Clement Clarke Moore, who is more often credited with "A Visit From St. Nicholas"— which he may have authored— than with the first Greek and Hebrew lexicons printed in the United States, which he certainly authored."
Moore, was born in Newtown (now Elmhurst), NY. His house stood until 1933 in which it was demolished when building the subway. On the site of his former home is Moore Homestead Park. He moved to Chelsea after his marriage to his wife.
[edit] On The Waterfront
I'm not the one who zapped On the Waterfront. But it probably should be. It really jumps off as inaccurate (unless there's a citation). The movie was filmed in Hoboken and is based on Red Hook, Brooklyn (the original title was "The Hook"). There's lots of confusion when folks use the term New York waterfront. The New York waterfront refers to New York Harbor and so can be New Jersey or New York. By 1953 when the film was made, commercial freight in Manhattan was well into its decline (although Brooklyn continued to operate). Here's an article on the movie: http://www.filmsite.org/onth.html
Americasroof 13:46, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia
"The HIV rate in Chelsea is twenty five percent"
Is this correct? That's as high as Sub-Saharan Africa, which is generally considered to be the worst affected area in the world (by a considerable margin).
