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This is a collection of photos from past posts, plus a few others submitted by subscribers, that depicts everyday life in pre-1980′s SoHo (submit photos to: sohomemory@gmail.com).
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Before SoHo was SoHo
The area that would eventually become SoHo was marshland until the 1640's when it was settled by freed slaves. The Dutch granted them land on the outskirts of New Amsterdam to create a buffer zone that would protect them from invasions by Native Americans. (Image: 1639 map of Manhattan by Joan Vinckeboons)
Before SoHo was SoHo
Shantytown at Houston and Mercer Streets 1935 (photo: MCNY by Berenice Abbott)
Before SoHo was SoHo…
The oldest (former) brothel still standing in NYC is at 105 Mercer Street
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May 11, 2011 at 9:16 pm |
[...] SLIDESHOW There is now a slideshow of images from past posts and photos that subscribers have submitted. [...]
June 18, 2013 at 10:52 pm |
First club I went to when I moved to NYC 1978