Nearby at the Adrian Hotel, manager Stella Borza is bothered by the tourist circus. I don't think it's funny to have tourists coming over to take pictures. When he was alive, people would pass and not even know he lived there. Farther down the block, at The Clevelander Hotel and bar, manager Cecilie Jorgensen believes there's nothing wrong with the fascination. That's the way we are.
Humans are curious.
He brought in tourism. He made it a fashion mecca by bringing in other designers. Another place linked to Versace is the News Cafe, where the designer picked up a newspaper minutes before suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan shot him twice in the back of head at point-blank range. Versace, who was 50, made the cafe part of his daily routine. Now people from around the world stop in and ask what Versace was like, said Richard Brittingham, the news shop's manager.