Remember zines? They had quite a heyday in the late 80s and 90s.
I’ve seen this place spelled Sohozat and SoHo Zat. Either way, it was a comics emporium in the late 70s and 80s on West Broadway and Grand.
The ad comes from the August 1984 issue of the East Village Eye.
Tags: American Splendour, comics stores in New York City, SoHo, SoHo Zat, Sohozat, West Broadway, zines
Ephemeral New York 
February 25, 2009 at 4:23 pm |
Thats was a great store…I only went a couple of times but it’s been stuck in my head ever since!
February 25, 2009 at 6:49 pm |
HOLY crap! I used to LOVE Sohozat. Totally forgot about that. Timewarp!
February 26, 2009 at 6:59 pm |
Here’s an article I found on what happened to Sohozat & where the owners are now: http://www.shortnorth.com/MonkeysRetreat.html
March 4, 2009 at 4:45 pm |
I remember, I remember. i was the dirty white kid with curly hair and a basic training cap.
April 2, 2009 at 10:40 am |
SOHOZAT was one of my favorite places in all NYC! I used to stop by there regularly, at least once a month if not more often. They were like a head shop, zine store, second hand clothing store, underground comix store…a general store for all your alternative or underground cultural needs! It was a tragedy when they closed. Now it’s a Korean market.
January 30, 2012 at 8:40 pm |
In the early 80s, when I was about 12, my very straight & conventional dad would take me there to look for comics. What a fascinating place it was…and it always smelled like weed =p
October 11, 2021 at 11:03 am |
I worked here in 84. I was the guy on the ladder watching all you thieves swipe comics! I also sold Cindi Lauper all her bangles she used in “Girls Just Wanna.” Still have some Soho Zat magazines I should probably sell.
June 2, 2023 at 9:36 am |
Worked there in ’82. BEST memories – Daryl and Stan were awesome.