SoHo (SOuth of HOuston Street) is another one of the many amazing, intriguing neighborhoods of Manhattan. Here, South Houston houses the largest collection of cast-iron buildings – SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District houses ~500 buildings, all characterized by their unique casts-iron architecture.
Even in the past, South Houston was revered as a shopping and theater district. Many forms of entertainment existed here, but they slowly eroded as development moved uptown, away from the neighborhood. SoHo then fell into decline. For a period of time, the area even took on the name “Hell’s Hundred Acres because of the large number of fires that took place there.
Office Space - Soho, NYC
As an “industrial wasteland”, many buildings have been abandoned, leaving properties prices low. It was in South Houston that many artists, armed with nothing more than the clothes on their skin and their unique interpretation of life through the pallet and the brush, moved into this neighborhood.
Today, the neighborhood is restored to its former glory as one of the more famous shopping districts in the state – some have even proclaimed it as a “Shopper’s Paradise”. Here, designer labels, novelty stores and small boutiques all ply their wares to shoppers, coaxing purchases from them through exquisite displays and wit from the quick-thinking salespeople.
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