Deliciously pink, with cakelike adornments, the confection that is the Edgewater Beach Apartments seems as if it could’ve been Wes Anderson’s inspiration for The Grand Budapest Hotel. (For the record, the director took his cues from the Czech Republic’s Grandhotel Pupp.) Built in the late 1920s, EBA was part of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, a north-side resort frequented by stars like Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Charlie Chaplin. The hotel was demolished in 1967, but the apartment building dodged the wrecking ball and is now a housing co-op.
“Even though I like minimalist decor, I was fascinated by some of the details I saw in this building,” she says. Kling kept just a few of her unit’s original features, including a metal door frame, brass doorknobs, and a brass keyhole. “Everyone who lives here really wants to preserve the historic nature of this building,” she says, “and I really appreciate that.”
