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Soho Square
The Soho neighborhood is London's version of New York City's Greenwich Village. It's
a ritzy, raffish, edgy, and colorful area. Because of its eccentric 1970s landlord, porn pub-
lisher Paul Raymond, the Soho district escaped late 20th-century development. So, rather
than soulless office towers, it retains its characteristic charm. And because the square has
no real through-roads, it's almost traffic-free—strangely quiet and residential-feeling for
being in the center of such a huge city.
Soho Square Gardens is a favorite place on a sunny afternoon. The little house in the
middle of the square is the gardener's hut. At #1, on the west (left) side of the square, the
MPL building (McCartney Publishing Limited) houses offices of Britain's richest musi-
cian, Sir Paul McCartney.
• At the bottom of the square, wander down Frith Street (which runs parallel to Greek
Street).
