South of Houston (pronounced HOW-ston) and north of Canal streets are a blocks of cast-iron fronted buildings, once warehouses, but converted to living spaces, called lofts, for artists. The area quickly filled with galleries, restaurants, and trendy shops and people with deep pockets who decided that if SoHo was a nice place to visit, it was a nicer place to live. The neighborhood became too upscale for starving artists who moved to less costly neighborhoods. But SoHo is still a center of creativity although now people come for the trendy boutiques and restaurants.