SoWa
The SoWa district (South of Washington; the name is modeled after SoHo in New York) in Boston, Massachusetts is a gallery area (spanning east to west, from Massachusetts Avenue to East Berkeley Street and north to south, from Washington Street to Albany Street), centered on the SoWa Building, at 450 Harrison Avenue.
History
GTI Properties is credited with rejuvenating the SoWa district beginning in the new millennium. The company’s redevelopment of the massive brick factory buildings on Harrison Avenue has drawn restaurants, art galleries, retail stores and other businesses to the neighborhood. 540A Harrison Ave, a vacant building, originally opened in 1891 as the Central Power Station for the West End Street Railway Company, the precursor to the MBTA. The Romanesque and Gothic Revival structure was the world’s largest electrical power station at the time and later became a trolley barn.[1]
Thayer Street Art and Design
Part of the GTI properties and adjacent to SoWa Sundays, the Thayer Street Art and Design zone of SoWa is located between 450/460 Harrison Ave and Albany St. Closed to vehicular traffic, this city street is now designated for pedestrians only.[2] Galleries, the SoWa Artists Guild, and designers populate the zone.[3]
Open Air Markets
SoWa is known for SoWa Sundays, a collection of vibrant open air markets that specialize in crafts, antiques and fresh produce that are open every Sunday except Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day Weekends.[4] Recently, a new holiday market, SoWa Winter Lights, has been planned for the month of December.
References
- Notes
- "This Week's Destination: The South End" by Michelle Sanders, from The Heights: The Independent Student Newspaper of Boston College
External links
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