SoHo & TriBeCa

SOHO & TriBeCa (South of Houston Street and triangle below Canal respectively) is an artistic though increasingly commercial part of lower Manhattan. Formerly an industrial district, preservationists saved the area's cast-iron buildings (the greatest concentration in the world) from demolition in the sixties. Soon after, artists began to move into the area's lofts, followed by galleries, cafes and shops. Rents rose and artists have been moving to neighboring TriBeCa. TriBeCa itself is not becoming as trendy as SOHO, offering galleries and the city's newest restaurants.

The part of SOHO outlined by West Broadway, Houston, Crosby, and Canal Streets is designated as an historic district in the National Register.