From Field to Form: Straw-The Architectural League of NY
From Field to Form: Straw-The Architectural League of NY
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One of the most visually stunning buildings along SoHo Broadway, the Silk Exchange Building at 487 Broadway was built in 1894.
A look back at the 433 Broadway, once home to a unique park and hexagonal bank.
Author Aaron Shkuda shares the dramatic story of how SoHo became SoHo
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…
Envision SoHo-Noho Presentation of Preliminary Recommendations
Workshop #4 will focus on sharing tools and options to address goals that emerged from previous events.
Workshop #2 will focus on living in the neighborhood, challenges of renting/owning, future of housing & live/work.
Looking up at SoHo Broadway’s ornate cast iron architecture can tell you a lot about our neighborhood-SoHo Broadway Community
Workshop #2 will focus on living in the neighborhood, challenges of renting/owning, future of housing & live/work.
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?
There are approximately 250 cast iron buildings in New York City, most of them in SoHo and mostly built from the mid-1800’s through the late 1800’s.
SoHo has long been known for its art galleries, but did you know that Broadway was once home to three major art museums, all on the same block, between Houston and Prince Street?
