| Well before Soho became SOHO, there was the
West Village, an urban network of lower and middle class dwellers,
merchants, craftsmen, intellectuals and artists in the infrastructure
of city parks, small restaurants, cafes and theaters. In time,
this cultural stronghold of the Lower West Side fell into
decline and one of the last flagships of the performing arts
was, for a short time, located at the Mercer Arts Center,
an assembly of small theaters facing Mercer street in what
was the old Hotel Central. |
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