SoHo in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chester Rapkin
1918-2001
| | Father of SoHo | |
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2019
1. Chester Rapkin Marker
Scholar, City Planner, Visionary Urbanist
Who Transformed A Moribund Industrial Zone
Into A Vital Artistic Commercial
And Residential Community
New York City Planning Commissioner
1969-1977
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 40° 43.535′ N, 74° 0.018′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in SoHo. It is on Prince Street near Wooster Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131-135 Prince Street, New York NY 10012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 109 Prince Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 143 Spring Street (about 500 feet away); Time Landscape (about 500 feet away); The Church of Saint Alphonsus (about 700 feet away); 116 Sullivan Street (about 700 feet away); St. Anthony of Padua Church (about 700 feet away); Fluxhouse Cooperative II (about 700 feet away); 203 Prince Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Time Landscape (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
this page online
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2019
2. Chester Rapkin Marker
131-135 Prince Street; the marker is to the right.
Photographed by Sohomemory.org
3. Chester Rapkin
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
