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The SoHo Effect

99% Invisible

CHAPTER

The Origins of So-Ho and its Significance in New York City

This chapter discusses the origins of the term 'So-Ho' and its significance in the context of New York City. It explores how the term came about and how it replaced the previous name, 'Hell's Hundred Acres'. The chapter also highlights the industrial and empty nature of So-Ho in the 1950s and early 60s, and the threat it faced of demolition.

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