The read SoHo in short
SoHo (South of Houston Street) is known for its cast-iron architecture, art galleries, and upscale shopping. The SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District, designated August 14, 1973, protects roughly 500 buildings across 26 blocks — the largest concentration of cast-iron facades in the world. Among them is the Haughwout Building at 488 Broadway, which in 1857 received the world's first commercial passenger elevator, an Elisha Otis design that helped make tall buildings practical. Artists colonized the district's emptied lofts in the 1960s and 70s, and the galleries and retailers that followed still define its street level.
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