Inside one of New York's most mysterious buildings that once belonged to the photographer

A riveting documentary takes YOU inside one of New York's most mysterious buildings as photographer Jay Maisel packs 72 ROOMS filled with everything from table legs to batteries after selling it for $55 MILLION. The documentary Jay Myself highlights famed American photographer Jay Maisel and his move to New York. $55 million and moved to a small house in Brooklyn with his wife, Linda
By Sadie Whitelocks for Dailymail.com
Updated: 12.15pm BST, July 22, 2023
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Moving is no small feat when you live in a house this size.
A fascinating documentary titled Jay Myself spotlights acclaimed American photographer Jay Maisel, now 92, and the extraordinary work that went on behind the scenes when he moved from his iconic New York home with his wife, Linda, in 2015.
The 48-year-old artist's home - which was located at 190 Bowery and was sold to private developers for $55 million - spanned 36,000 square feet and had 72 rooms spread over six stories, some of which had 18-foot-high ceilings.
But as Jay Myself shows, the spaces were filled with a menagerie of oddities that Maisel had collected over the years; the move took a total of three months, with his staff and family members working around the clock.

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Inside one of New York's most mysterious buildings that once belonged to the photographer

A riveting documentary takes YOU inside one of New York's most mysterious buildings as photographer Jay Maisel packs 72 ROOMS filled with everything from table legs to batteries after selling it for $55 MILLION. The documentary Jay Myself highlights famed American photographer Jay Maisel and his move to New York. $55 million and moved to a small house in Brooklyn with his wife, Linda

By Sadie Whitelocks for Dailymail.com

Updated: 12.15pm BST, July 22, 2023

Moving is no small feat when you live in a house this size.

A fascinating documentary titled Jay Myself spotlights acclaimed American photographer Jay Maisel, now 92, and the extraordinary work that went on behind the scenes when he moved from his iconic New York home with his wife, Linda, in 2015.

The 48-year-old artist's home - which was located at 190 Bowery and was sold to private developers for $55 million - spanned 36,000 square feet and had 72 rooms spread over six stories, some of which had 18-foot-high ceilings.

But as Jay Myself shows, the spaces were filled with a menagerie of oddities that Maisel had collected over the years; the move took a total of three months, with his staff and family members working around the clock.