Former squalor now home to the avant-garde

Chelsea -- once low-rent spillover space for SoHo artists -- is now the heart of New York's contemporary art scene. NEW YORK -- Turn your back on a neglected neighborhood in New York, and before you know it, the place is transformed. The city's current art gallery mecca in Chelsea is a prime example. Located in the far western part of Manhattan, running roughly from 18th to 27th streets between 10th and 11th... [read full story]