Exploring New York's SoHo

By Alfred Pommer and Eleanor Winters

This historical guide reveals the events, architecture and personalities that make SoHo one of Manhattan’s most storied neighborhoods.

SoHo—short for South of Houston—is a world-famous tourist destination known for its high-end fashion boutiques, innovative restaurants, and gorgeous loft apartments. But these modern luxuries are intermingled with a rich history that can still be seen in the neighborhood’s architecture and Belgian block side streets. In fact, the SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

SoHo’s beautiful old buildings tell a fascinating story of urban development, decline and regeneration. It was once the center of New York's show business world and its most infamous red-light district. The richest and poorest Manhattanites walked these streets, as well as historic notables such as John Jacob Astor, Harry Houdini, Aaron Burr and P.T. Barnum. In this colorful history, local authors Alfred Pommer and Eleanor Winters reveal these and other stories of an ever-changing SoHo.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Sep 25, 2012
• ISBN: 9781614237020

Alfred Pommer

Alfred Pommer is a licensed New York City Guide who has given tours in Manhattan's diverse neighborhoods for over twenty years, constantly researching and improving each one. He is a member of the Guides Association of New York and has co-authored three previous books published by The History Press. He is retired from the New York City Parks Department. Joyce Pommer owned an art gallery in New York City and worked with many local and international artists. She is an abstract mixed-media artist, member of ArtTable and the National Collage Society. Joyce attended the Academy of Art, San Francisco, and the Art Institute of Boston. She is the co-author of Exploring Manhattan's Murray Hill.

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