Chapter 1
Cast iron and cobblestones
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Chapter 2
From factories to fine art
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Chapter 3
The battle to save SoHo
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Chapter 4
Hidden anomalies and street secrets
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of SoHo
Ch 3 · The battle to save SoHo
sonia Saving SoHo
Save the cast iron, save the cast iron / They stopped the highway on Broome Street.
BETA
sonia Decode the cast-iron clues to discover the artistic secrets hidden in historic SoHo.
Fun Fact
Highway protest: Activist Jane Jacobs was once arrested during a public hearing for disrupting plans to build the Lower Manhattan Expressway.
Glossary
expressway (noun)
A high-speed divided highway designed for through traffic with fully or partially controlled access. In 1969, Jane Jacobs and other activists defeated Robert Moses's plans for a ten-lane Manhattan highway.
A high-speed divided highway designed for through traffic with fully or partially controlled access. In 1969, Jane Jacobs and other activists defeated Robert Moses's plans for a ten-lane Manhattan highway.
Quiz
In what year did the city officially cancel plans for the Lower Manhattan Expressway?
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Which city department is responsible for certifying residents as artists under SoHo's zoning laws?
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Which legendary community activist led the successful fight to stop the Lower Manhattan Expressway?