Wooster St Between Prince St and Spring St

For a block that has a public art blog named for it, Wooster Street certainly didn't disappoint at first glance. The crazily-painted truck on the corner near Prince St sat like a testament to a lost era in New York history. However, like much of SoHo, that vitality is short lived in favor of high-end brand shops and boutiques.

Granted, the street and neighborhood are beautiful, and feature unique architecture that would be difficult to find elsewhere in the world, but you can't help but feel that this area was much more interesting a few decades ago — Back when the artists were just discovering the open loft space available, and as communities of people fought to save it from the wrecking ball of Robert Moses. It's fantastic that SoHo is still as classic as it's ever been, it's just unfortunate that it's been co-opted by such intense branding, and merciless crowds.

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