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Houston Street in New York City is named after William Houstoun, who was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 - 1786. Because his name was pronounced "house-tun", that's how the street name is pronounced.
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What does the abbreviation SOHO stand for?
Acronym Meaning SOHO Small Office, Home Office; SOHO Safety and Occupational Health Office; SOHO Solar and Heliospheric Observatory; SOHO South of Hollywood Road (Hong Kong); SOHO South of Houston Street (area south of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City)Trivia note: When SOHO -- pronounced as a word, "so-ho" -- is used to mean "South of Houston Street (area south of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City) ," the street-name "Houston" is pronounced "house-tun." The city of Houston, Texas, is pronounced "hew-stun."The name "SoHo" refers to the area being south of houston street in New York City.
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What does the abbreviation SOHO stand for?
Acronym Meaning SOHO Small Office, Home Office; SOHO Safety and Occupational Health Office; SOHO Solar and Heliospheric Observatory; SOHO South of Hollywood Road (Hong Kong); SOHO South of Houston Street (area south of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City)Trivia note: When SOHO -- pronounced as a word, "so-ho" -- is used to mean "South of Houston Street (area south of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City) ," the street-name "Houston" is pronounced "house-tun." The city of Houston, Texas, is pronounced "hew-stun."The name "SoHo" refers to the area being south of houston street in New York City.
What is the closest subway to 121 Houston St Manhattan?
There is no "121 Houston Street." There is a 121 East Houston Street and a 121 West Houston Street.The closest subway station to 121 East Houston Street (at 2nd Avenue/Chrystie Street) is the F train (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line) to 2nd Avenue-Houston Street.The closest subway stations to 121 West Houston Street are the C or E trains (of the A-C-E, the blue line) to Spring Street (at 6th Avenue) or the 1 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) to Houston Street (at Varick Street).Coming from either station, you'd walk up to Houston Street and then east to 121 West Houston Street. Spring Street is a couple blocks south of Houston, and the Houston Street Station on the 1 train is actually on Varick Street between King and Houston Streets.
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What subway do you take from Penn Station in New York City to the Film Forum at 209 West Houston St?
Take the Downtown 1 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) or the 2 late nights, from 34th Street-Penn Station to Houston Street (on Varick Street between Houston and King Streets).Walk 0.5 blocks north to Houston Street, and 0.5 blocks east to 209 West Houston Street (between Varick Street and 6th Avenue aka Avenue of the Americas).
What is the Manhattan area above Houston street?
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What subway do you take from Penn station to Allen street?
Take the Downtown A-C-E (the blue line) from 34th Street-Penn Station to West 4th Street.Transfer at West 4th Street to the Downtown F train (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line) to 2nd Avenue-Houston Street or Delancey-Essex Street.Allen Street runs north to south from Houston Street to just below Canal Street. The 2nd Avenue-Houston Street Station will drop you off a couple of blocks west of Allen Street. The Delancey-Essex Street Station is three blocks east of Allen Street, and three blocks below Houston Street.
