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SOHO
SoHo, standing for "South Of Houston" is the area south of Houston and north of Canal Street on the west side of Manhattan. It is famous for the galleries and shops lining its narrow streets. Short for "triangle below Canal", Tribeca is the area south of Soho in Manhattan bounded by Canal on the north, Broadway on the east, Barclay on the south and the Hudson River on the west. Originally farmland, Tribeca became a central transfer point for textiles and dry goods in the mid 1800s. In the 1960's, the Washington Market Urban Renewal Project transformed the area from commercial to residential by replacing the industrial buildings with apartment houses, office buildings and schools. Between 1970 and 1980, the population of TriBeCa jumped from 243 to 5,101. Today, Tribeca features numerous galleries, stores and fine restaurants. On the Broadway, so called Museum Row has "Museum for African Art", "Guggenheit", "New Modern Art" museums. In the 19th century, a lot of warehouses had been standing here and then used as ateliers, which made this area as "Art". More than 50 cast iron houses are the typical building in the city which made a curious rythm by the staircases in front of buildings. The center of the arts had been moving from SOHO to Tribeca because of the increasing of the house rent but now also in this area, the rents has been increasing that made artist move to Queens or Brooklyn.

Soho Detail Map, Nolita/Little Italy Map, Lower East Side Map
*You can click on the number on the map so that you may see the detail.
[Soho Map]
1. Mercer Hotel (Hotel) 2. 60 Thompson (Hotel) 3. Soho Grand Hotel (Hotel) 4. Holiday Inn Manhattan Downtown-Soho (Hotel) 5. Solita Soho Hotel (Hotel) 6. Trump Soho (Hotel) 7. Hampton Inn Manhattan (Hotel) 8. Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village (Hotel) 1. Haughwout Building (Landmark) 2. King & Queen of Greene Street (Landmark) 3. Singer Building (Landmark) 4. St. Nicholas Hotel (Landmark) 5. The Gunther Building (Landmark) 6. Old New York City Police Head Quarters (Landmark) 1. Old New York City Police Head Quarters (Landmark) 1. New York City's Fire Museum (Museum) 2. Children's Museum of the Arts (Museum) 3. Museum of Chinese in the Americas [MoCA] (Museum) 4. Drawing Center (Museum) 5. Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art [MoCCA] (Museum) 6. New York Earth Room (Museum) 1. Film Forum (Movie Theater) 2. Here (Off-Off Broadway Theater) 1. Bar 89 (bar) 2. Bloome Street Bar (bar) 3. Fanelli's Café (bar) 4. S.O.B's (Club) 5. The Ear Inn (Bar) 6. The Room (Bar) 7. ñ (Bar) 8. Thom's (Bar) 9. Milady's (Bar) 10. Cub Room (Bar) 11. MercBar (Bar) 12. Pegu Club (Bar) 13. Don Hill's (Bar) 14. Sway (Bar) 15. Circa Tabac (Bar) 16. Antarctica (Bar) 17. The Anchor (Bar) 1. Olive's [Sandwich] (Restaurant) 5. The Cuppling Room Café [Café] (Restaurant) 6. Mezzogiorno [Italian] (Restaurant) 9. Balthazar [French] (Restaurant) 10. Café Noir [French] (Restaurant) 13. Barolo [Italian] (Restaurant) 16. Blue Ribbon Brasserie [American] (Restaurant) 18. Omen [Japanese] (Restaurant) 21. Penang [Asian] (Restaurant) 23. Kelly & Ping [Asian] (Restaurant) 26. Café Café [Bakery] (Restaurant) 28. Jacque Torres Chocolate Heaven [Sweets] (Restaurant) 30. Kittichai [Thailand] (Restaurant) 31. Once Upon a Tart [Café] (Restaurant) 32. Snack [European] (Restaurant) 33. Aquagrill [French] (Restaurant) 34. Blue Ribbon Sushi [Japanese] (Restaurant) 35. Tomoe Sushi [Japanese] (Restaurant) 36. Dos Caminos [Mexican] (Restaurant) 38. Arturo's Pizzeria [Pizza] (Restaurant) 46. Tailer [Original] (Restaurant) 59. Mooncake Foods [Southeast Asian] (Restaurant) 60. Giorgione [Italian] (Restaurant) 61. Savoy [American] (Restaurant) 62. Lucky Strike [Bistro] (Restaurant) 63. Hampton Chutney Co. [Indian] (Restaurant) 64. The Yoghurt Place II [Desert] (Restaurant) 65. L'Orange Bleue [Moroccan] (Restaurant) 66. Hundred Acres [American] (Restaurant) 67. Pepe Rosso to Go [Italian] (Restaurant) 68. salt [Italian] (Restaurant) 69. Alidoro [Italian] (Restaurant) 70. Ivo & Lulu [American] (Restaurant) 71. Hiroko's Place [Café] (Restaurant) 72. The Mercer Kitchen [American] (Restaurant) 73. Papatzul [Mexican] (Restaurant) 76. L'Ecole [French] (Restaurant) 77. Boqueria [Spanish] (Restaurant) Soho Detailed Map
Parks  
1. Soho Square
Hotels    *click to see the detail information of the hotel.
1. Mercer Hotel
2. 60 Thompson
3. Soho Grand Hotel
4. Holiday Inn Manhattan Downtown-Soho
5. Solita Soho Hotel
6. Trump Soho
7. Hampton Inn Manhattan
8. Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village
Landmarks    *click to see the detail information of the spot.
1. Haughwout Building
2. King & Queen of Greene Street
3. Singer Building
4. St. Nicholas Hotel
5. The Gunther Building
6. Old Police Head Quarters [Nolita]
7. Little Italy
8. Soho Shopping Area
9. Nolita Shopping Area
Church & Community    *click to see the detail information of the spot.
1. Old St. Patrick's Cathedral [Nolita]
Museum    *click to see the detail information of the museum.
1. New York City's Fire Museum
2. Children's Museum of the Arts [Nolita]
3. Museum of Chinese in the Americas [Nolita]
4. Drawing Center
5. Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)
6. New York Earth Room
Musical and Cinema Theater    *click to see the detail information of the theater.
1. Film Forum (Movie)
2. Here (Off-Off Broadway)
Night Spot    *click to see the detail information of the theater.
1. Bar 89 (bar)
2. Bloome Street Bar (bar)
3. Fanelli's Café (bar)
4. S.O.B's (Club)
5. The Ear Inn (Bar)
6. The Room (Bar)
7. ñ (Bar)
8. Thom's (Bar)
9. Milady's (Bar)
10. Cub Room (Bar)
11. MercBar (Bar)
12. Pegu Club (Bar)
13. Don Hill's (Bar)
14. Sway (Bar)
15. Circa Tabac (Bar)
16. Antarctica (Bar)
17. The Anchor (Bar)
Shopping
1. Soho Shopping Information
Restaurant    *click to see the detail information of the store.
1. Olive's (Sandwich)
5. The Cuppling Room Café (Café)
6. Mezzogiorno (Italian)
9. Balthazar Restaurant (French)
10. Café Noir (French)
13. Barolo (Italian)
16. Blue Ribbon Brasserie (American )
18. Omen (Japanese)
21. Penang (Asian)
23. Kelly & Ping (Asian)
26. Café Café (Bakery)
28. Jacque Torres Chocolate Heaven (Sweets)
30. Kittichai (Thailand)
31. Once Upon a Tart (Café)
32. Snack (European)
33. Aquagrill (French)
34. Blue Ribbon Sushi (Japanese)
35. Tomoe Sushi (Japanese)
36. Dos Caminos (Mexican)
38. Arturo's Pizzeria (Pizza)
46. Tailer (Original)
59. Mooncake Foods (Southeast Asia)
60. Giorgione (Italian)
61. Savoy (American)
62. Lucky Strike (Bistro)
63. Hampton Chutney Co. (Indian)
64. The Yoghurt Place II (Desert)
65. L'Orange Bleue (Moroccan)
66. Hundred Acres (American)
67. Pepe Rosso to Go (Italian)
68. salt (American)
69. Alidoro (Italian)
70. Ivo & Lulu (American)
71. Hiroko's Place (Café)
72. The Mercer Kitchen (American)
73. Papatzul (Mexican)
76. L'Ecole (French)
77. Boqueria (Spanish)

...Soho Restaurant List
Sightseeing Spot
Haughwout Building

Nicknamed the Parthenon of Cast Iron, this five-story, Venetian palazzo-style structure was built in 1857 to house Eder Haughwout's china and glassware business. Each window is framed by Corinthian columns and rounded arches. Inside, the building once contained the world's first commercial passenger elevator, a steam-powered device invented by Elisha Graves Otis. Otis went on to found an elevator empire and made high-rises practical possibilities. / Haughwout Building, standing on the corner of Broadway and Broome Street, is one of the most beautiful building among the cast iron building in Soho. You can see the very fine sculptures on the wall of second street or above.

URL : N/A
Address : 488-492 Broadway (at Broome St)
Subway : 6 Line Spring St, R/W Line Prince St
Queen of Greene Street

This five-story Renaissance-style 1873 building has a magnificent projecting porch of Corinthian columns and pilasters. Today the King (now painted a brilliant shade of ivory) houses the DBA Gallery and Alice's Antiques.

URL : N/A
Address : 72-76 Greene St (bet Spring and Broome Sts)
Subway : 6 Line Spring St, R/W Line Prince StR/W Line Prince St
Singer Building

Photo (C) epicharmus   
Ernest Flagg's 1904 masterpiece reveals the final flower of the cast-iron style with a delicate facade covered with curlicues of wrought iron. The central bay windows are recessed, allowing the top floor to arch over like a proscenium. Don't miss the L-shape building's second facade on Prince Street. Its sibling, the Singer Tower, was at one time the tallest building in the world. That structure, at 165 Broadway, was unfortunately razed in 1967.

URL : N/A
Address : 561 Broadway (near Houston St)
Subway : R/W Line Prince St
St. Nicholas Hotel

Photo (C) cityrealty.com   
Established in 1854 and closed in 1880, St. Nicholas Hotel was the New York city's one of the biggest hotel with more than 1,000 guest rooms where the wealthy people always tried to book for their status, was also known as the head quarter for Abraham Lincoln during Civil War. Now, the builing is still standing along Broadway, showing its remaind marble wall which is still telling its history.

URL : N/A
Address : 521-523 Broadway (at Spring St)
Subway : 6 Line Spring St
The Gunther Building

Photo (C) Lauren Klain Carton  
In the sea of copycat cast-iron facades of Greene St., the dazzlingly white Gunther Building is visual blocks away. Designed by architect Griffith Thomas in the early 1870s, the six-story building has the name of a prominent 19th-century furrier emblazoned in an arch over the corner entrance bay. Be sure to check out the rolled glass windows above it, which curve 90 degrees at the intersection of Greene and Broome Sts. and actually get smaller as the floors get higher, a trademark of French Empire cast-iron buildings. Like all great works of art, the Gunther inspired its share of followers. The Cheney Building, erected on the same Broome St. block a year later, features nearly identical columns and capitals, flattened window arches and decorative urns. Both structures were originally commercial textile factories, but as SoHo evolved, so did they. Todayfs tenants are mostly artists and architects, including Beyhan Karahan and Associates, the architectural firm that led a five-year project to restore the Gunther facade from 1996 to 2001. (Steffani Jemison) [NYMAG]

URL : N/A
Address : 469 Broome St (near Greene St)
Subway : A/C/E Line Canal St
New York City's Fire Museum

The museum which is introducing the history and the episode of fire fighting by various records. A fire fighting uniform and a fire truck of those days are also exhibited. The memorial which praises the honor of 343 firemen who fell victim to 9.11 was installed.

URL :
http://www.nycfiremuseum.org/
Address : 278 Spring St (near Hudson St)
TEL : 212-691-1303
Subway : C/E Line Spring St, 1 Line Houston St
Admission : $5, $2 students and seniors, $1 children under 12
Hours : Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm, Mon closed
Drawing Center

The art museum for the children in whom actual work is also possible. The work of the children of every country in the world is exhibited.

URL :
http://www.drawingcenter.org/
Address : 40 Wooster St (near Grand St)
TEL : 212-219-2166
Subway : 6 Line Spring St, R/W Line Prince St
Hours : Wed, Fri-Sun 12pm-6pm, Thu 12pm-8pm, Mon-Tue closed
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)

The art museum for the children in whom actual work is also possible. The work of the children of every country in the world is exhibited.

URL :
http://www.moccany.org/
Address : 594 Broadway (near Houston St)
TEL : 212-254-3511
Subway : R/W Line Prince St
Hours : Fri-Mon 12:00pm-5:00pm, Tue-Thur Reservation required
Admission : $3.00
New York Earth Room

Photo (C) designfeaster.blogspot.com   
The Earth Room is a 22-inch-deep layer of dirt spread across a 3,600-square-foot gallery space in the middle of SoHo. Created by American artist Walter De Maria in 1977, it has been a peaceful, quiet sanctuary from the bustle of the street below for three decades, where the mix of smells from the streets of New York are reduced to only one: the rich smell of soil. While there were originally two additional Earth Rooms, both in Germany, this is the last one remaining.

To keep the Earth Room in good shape, curators must regularly water the dirt. Occasional mushrooms have been found sprouting in the 280,000 pounds of dirt. Though it would be a difficult piece to transport and reinstall elsewhere, it is estimated to be worth at least a million dollars. The space itself, in Manhattan's trendy SoHo neighborhood, is probably worth much more. (atlasobscura.com)

URL :
http://www.earthroom.org/
Address : 141 Wooster St (bet Houston & Prince Sts)
TEL : 212-989-5566
Subway : R/W Line Prince St
Hours : Wed-Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm

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