Heals Kings Road 2012 - from our story 'Burlesque at the Chelsea Palace, and the Last Great Performance of Billie Holiday in 1959'

Heals on the King's Road in 2012. This was where the Chelsea Palace had once stood.

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Heals Kings Road 2012 - from our story 'Burlesque at the Chelsea Palace, and the Last Great Performance of Billie Holiday in 1959'

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