Soho (Tampa)

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SoHo Tampa, short for "South Howard Avenue (Tampa)" is a residential district within the Hyde Park neighborhood of Tampa. Some of the main cross streets are Kennedy Boulevard (SoHo's starting point), Cleveland Street, Platt Street, and Swann Avenue. The area has historic architecture and is within walking distance of Bayshore Boulevard where it terminates (two miles away from the entertainment district). The much praised{{cite web|url=http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Archives/Show_Article/0,1275,756,00.html |title=Wine Spectator Online | Archives | Rating Steak Houses: Bern's Steakhouse |date=December 17, 2002 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021217015408/http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Archives/Show_Article/0,1275,756,00.html |archive-date=December 17, 2002}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tampabay.com/dining/2009/02/rachael-ray-say.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181529/http://blogs.tampabay.com/dining/2009/02/rachael-ray-say.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |title=Rachael Ray says Bern's is yum-o | Restaurants in Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay Dining Out |publisher=Blogs.tampabay.com |date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=October 18, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nationsrestaurantnews-digital.com/nationsrestaurantnews/20100125/?pg=3#pg5 |title=Nation's Restaurant News – January 25, 2010 |publisher=Nationsrestaurantnews-digital.com |access-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007153514/http://www.nationsrestaurantnews-digital.com/nationsrestaurantnews/20100125/?pg=3 |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |df=mdy }} Bern's Steak House is located in the district. 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615024931/http://tampa.creativeloafing.com:80/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A255663 |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |df=mdy }}{{cite news|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/florida/tampa/restaurant-detail.html?vid=1154654629346 |title=Four Green Fields – Reviews and Ratings of Restaurants in Tampa – New York Times Travel |publisher=Travel.nytimes.com |access-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228141113/http://travel.nytimes.com:80/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/florida/tampa/restaurant-detail.html?vid=1154654629346 |archive-date=February 28, 2008 |df=mdy }}[http://blogs.tampabay.com/wingman/2009/02/lodge-soho-tamp.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627055559/http://blogs.tampabay.com/wingman/2009/02/lodge-soho-tamp.html |date=June 27, 2009 }}{{Cite web|date=2013-02-03|title=Make some waves with locally designed swimsuits {{!}} 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In 2009, a small park dedicated to Bern Laxer, late founder of Bern's Steakhouse, opened at the southern part of the district. At the center of the park is the "Three Graces" sculpture and a lighted fountain that is the first in Tampa to use reclaimed water.{{cite web |author=Tbo.Com |url=http://southtampa2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/26/park-dedicated-restaurateur-laxer-opens-next-month/ |title=Park dedicated to restaurateur Laxer opens next month | TBO.com |publisher=Southtampa2.tbo.com |access-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831044202/http://southtampa2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/26/park-dedicated-restaurateur-laxer-opens-next-month/ |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

==See also==

• Channelside
• Columbus Drive (Tampa)
• Davis Islands
• Downtown Tampa
• Grand Central, similar district across the bay in St. Pete
• Harbour Island
• Howard Avenue (Tampa)
• Hyde Park Village, shopping district a few blocks over
• Palma Ceia, neighborhood's "Design District" contains similar high-end dining and shopping
• Ybor City