Crosby St Between Spring St and Prince St

    

Resting along the border between SoHo and NoLita, Crosby Street exhibits a bit of character from each neighborhood (or is it NeigBorHood?) Featuring a mix of posh upscale architecture (embodied by the new Crosby Street Hotel) and rundown industrialism (embodied by all the other buildings rotting away across the street), the block is a perfect example of what seems to attract so many yuppies down to SoHo– all the grit, none of the grime.

Street art seems to have held on to a prominent place in SoHo culture, despite the rampant redevelopment of the past 30 years. Every building along here that didn't have a doorman was covered with all sorts of interesting pieces ranging from nonsensical to political. I wonder how many people really stop to take notice of the vast culture outpouring that can be found on streets like this. Years from now, it wouldn't surprise me if pieces like these find mainstream exposure as lost relics of a forgotten era in expression.