THE HISTORY OF SoHo

SoHo is shorthand for south of Houston
(pronounced "how-stun") street, north of
Canal Street, and between Sullivan
and Lafayette Streets.

This most diverse neighborhood in lower
Manhattan has had a long history before
becoming the heart and soul of New York City.

Artists such as Phillip Glass, Twyla Tharp,
Nam June Paik, Meredith Monk, Chuck Close,
Frank Stella, plus many others helped create
the ideal situation to make SoHo the Nexus of
creative activity for a very magical time
in the 1960's.
SoHo came to represent the hip,
avant garde scene. READ MORE ...