Derelict to Divine: Charlie Chaplin’s London Water Tower Home
Here on MessyNessyChic, we’ve seen quite a few obsolete buildings given new life through ambitious…
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A Night on the Town in Bygone LA
Where were you on a hot summer night in West Hollywood, circa 1948? Or ’78?…
Inside the Scarface Hotel
Today, I got acquainted with The Mutiny Hotel, the early 80s cocaine-fueled Miami hotspot where…
Stop Everything, Check out this Forgotten Library For Sale
You know those movies set in a small town, where a bunch of local kids…
Mods vs Rockers in Brighton’s Battle of the Beach Chairs, 1964
One of my favourite things to come across when I’m researching is a snapshot from history that I’m…
Who is the Girl in the Paris Bathtub?
I took a bath in front of the Eiffel Tower once and my naked back…
Who was Chet Baker?
I got really into the sound of Chet Baker this summer. I went through all…
The Musician Searching for Forgotten Pianos Inside Derelict Wonders
Debussy said music is all about “the silence between the notes.” But for Romain Thiery,…
California Dreaming in Thumbelina’s SoCal Mansion
There are architects and designers, and then there’s Chris Toledo. For the past two years,…
Princess Bonaparte’s Orgasmic Quest
Every family has its black sheep. For the Bonaparte clan, it was Napoleon’s great grandniece,…
Whatever You Do, Don’t Tell the French About Tarrare
(A word of caution: this is not an article to read on your lunchbreak). He…
Meet Lucy, America’s Oldest Surviving Roadside Attraction
If you build it, they will come. That was the logic behind American real estate…