Artists took over loft spaces in what came to be known as SoHo — an area marked by five-story buildings with big windows and cast-iron frames.
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How the New York Loft Reclaimed Industrial Grit as Urban Luxury
Once an affordable, makeshift choice for artists in need of space, New York’s lofts have become some of the city’s most coveted homes.
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In the decade after World War II, a two-block-long street called Coenties Slip in Manhattan’s financial district was the center of the art world.