A Deco Stroll Through Chelsea

Join the Art Deco Society of New York for a Saturday stroll through the Art Deco treasures of Chelsea, nestled between Greenwich Village and the Garment Center. This stylish west side neighborhood holds a varied and often overlooked collection of Jazz Age gems — commercial lofts, residences, schools, and warehouses built in the late 1920s and 1930s that together tell the story of a neighborhood in full swing.

Architectural historian Matt Postal will trace Chelsea's history and development, including designs by Emery Roth, Ralph Walker, Horace Ginsbern, and Ely Jacques Kahn, alongside a few recent preservation success stories.

Highlights include:

• Apartment buildings by Emery Roth and Horace Ginsbern
• Walker Tower condos, designed by Ralph Walker for New York Telephone
• The Salvation Army Centennial Memorial Temple, a monumental work by Ralph Walker
• High School of Fashion Industries
• Ely Jacques Kahn's polychromatic Lefcourt Clothing Center, designated a NYC Landmark in 2025

From apartment houses and loft buildings to a stylish parking garage, Chelsea's Art Deco delights are waiting to be discovered.

About the Guide: 

Our guide, Matt Postal, is an architectural historian and licensed New York City tour guide who lectures about architecture and teaches graduate level classes on the nineteenth and twentieth architectural history in New York.