Flatiron District
the Flatiron District is part of New York, NY (Manhattan) , New York City .Interesting places in Flatiron District:
| Madison Square Park | MetLife Building | |
| Credit Suisse Building | New York Life Building | |
| Birding Hotspot? |
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Made by mudpig
Please view on black and large: Not well known among those not from the area, or not into historic architecture, the Flatiron Building is a favorite of New Yorkers and admirers around the world. Perhaps because it symbolizes so much of how New Yorkers see themselves -- Defiant, bold, sophisticated, and interesting. With just enough embedded grime and soot to highlight its details. The Flatiron's most interesting feature is its shape -- a slender hull plowing up the streets of commerce as the bow off a great ocean liner plows through the waves of its domain. The apex of the building is just six feet wide, and expands into a limestone wedge adorned with Gothic and Renaissance details of Greek faces and terra cotta flowers. The building has two claims to fame -- one architectural, the other cultural. Some consider the Flatiron Building to be New York City's first skyscraper. It certainly was one of the first buildings in the city to employ a steel frame to hold up its 285-foot tall facade, but not the first. Some felt its shape (like a flatiron) was less artistic and more dangerous. They thought it would fall over, and during construction the Flatiron Building was nicknamed Burnham's Folly. The building's cultural legacy is a little more interesting and has passed into the local social consciousness as a fable. It is said that the building created unusual eddies in the wind which would cause women's skirts to fly around as they walked on 23rd street. This attracted throngs of young men who gathered to view the barelegged spectacle. Police would try to disperse these knots of heavy-breathers by calling to them, 23 Skidoo. This phrase has passed out of common usage, but its descendant, the word scram remains in a back corner of the American lexicon.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at Night (November, 2003)
Made by Hernan Hernandez
Braced against a light pole, this photo was taken at night without a tripod (pretty steady, eh?). I was trying to capture cars streaking by in the foreground and this broad, bright, orange streak was the best of the lot. Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at Night, New York City (11-25-2003)
The Lights...
Made by CiaoChessa
And the darks... The Flatiron Building - 23rd Street at Fifth Avenue and Broadway
New York Liner
Made by cyann90
Flatiron Building (1902). Broadway/5th Avenue. Architect: Daniel Burnham
Flatiron Building, NYC
Made by mike moreno
The iconic Flatiron Building in NYC
Nearest places of interest:
| 91 5th Ave. Parsons School of Design Birding Hotspot? ABC Carpet | Madison Square Park Credit Suisse Building FDR Secret Station Hotel Chelsea |
