SoHo New York

Located west of Little Italy and bordered by Houston Street, West Broadway and Lafayette Street, SoHo (an acronym for South Houston) is one of the most popular neighborhoods of New York City.

The nearby neighborhoods are Little Italy to the east, TriBeCa to the south, and West Village to the north. To the west is the Hudson River.

History

During the 19th and early 20th century, SoHo was an industrial area, known by many as Hell’s Hundred Acres.

In the 70s, buildings were transformed into lofts and young up-and-coming artists settled in this area due to the low rent costs. When the neighborhood became popular, the artists moved to TriBeCa, which later suffered a similar outcome.

With the Prohibition of the 1920s and 1930s, SoHo was filled with totally normal-looking places (barber shops, restaurants, and grocery stores) that hid secret rooms or camouflaged cubicles converted into real bars. Today, these hidden bars have kept their essence and are one more attraction of New York SoHo.

A Charming Neighborhood

Though it was abandoned by its original inhabitants, SoHo remains a charming New York neighborhood. Known for its lofts, art galleries, antiques, and trendy boutiques, it continues to attract countless visitors.