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SoHo Broadway History: Recalling a time when cable cars raced up Broadway
SoHo Broadway History: An alternate reality for our subway system
SoHo Broadway History: A look back at District businesses through tax photos
SoHo Broadway History: Take a look at past elections through the pages of the SoHo Weekly News
Analyzing past extreme weather in the SoHo Broadway Initiative’s district can give us further insight to new challenges climate change will pose in the area.
Today, subway stations in the SoHo Broadway boundaries provide over 20 million rides per year. Read on to learn the history of stations in our district.
Thanks to the New York Municipal Archives 1980s street photos and microfiche copies of the publication SoHo Weekly News at the New York Public Library, we can see the sights, social events, and priorities of another era.
SoHo Broadway History: How deep foundations shape the skyline It’s easy to go about your day without ever thinking about the bedrock our buildings, streets, and parks rest on. However, geology shapes our city in surprising and important ways. Learning about what’s underneath SoHo provides a deeper understanding of what influences the buildings in the […]
If you walk by 555 Broadway, you will notice the name “Charles Broadway Rouss” emblazoned across its façade.
SoHo Broadway History: A look back at P.T. Barnum’s career in the neighborhood
SoHo Broadway History: The fascinating story of the iconic Haughwout Emporium at 488 Broadway
A look back at Art Nouveau 495 Broadway
SoHo Broadway History: A Look Back at SoHo Broadway and Bloomingdales
SoHo Broadway History: Iconic 487 Broadway’s history as the epicenter of an industry
SoHo Broadway History: Thinking about our pastoral past
SoHo Broadway History: A 1978 painting by May Stevens offers an entry point to the stories of SoHo’s women artists
ry: A 1978 painting by May Stevens offers an entry point to the stories of SoHo’s women artists
A look back at Art Nouveau 495 Broadway
One of the most visually stunning buildings along SoHo Broadway, the Silk Exchange Building at 487 Broadway was built in 1894.
Learn more about John Jacob Astor’s Haughwout Building.
Dean & Deluca, the high-end food purveyor at the corner of Broadway and Prince Street, opened in 1973 as The Cheese Store at 120 Prince Street (between Greene and Wooster). In 1977, Giorgio DeLuca…
When you think of the SoHo Broadway streetscape, you think of cast iron, water towers, street lights and maybe even vault lights, but what about Belgian blocks?
If you walk along Broadway from Canal to Houston Street, you will see many charming old-fashioned lampposts along the way. They are replicas of Bishops Crook cast iron lampposts that were common in New York City in the early 20th century. Named for the staff carried by high-ranking clerics, a garland motif winds around a […]
Look up. Look way up! Although they may look like remnants from New York’s past, 99% of the water towers in SoHo, including those along SoHo Broadway, are still in use and they are still being manufactured locally by two New York City companies that fabricate and maintain these cherished gems from SoHo’s skyline.
Have you ever wondered why some buildings in SoHo have “HOLLOW SIDEWALK” or “VAULTED SIDEWALK” signs posted on their facades?
