Flatiron Building
by Randi Grace Nilsberg
Title
Flatiron Building
Artist
Randi Grace Nilsberg
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The iconic Flat Iron building or Fuller building in New York City. Black and white photo with yellow cabs.
From Wikipedia: The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building,is a triangular 22-story steel-framed landmarked building located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city at 20 floors high, and one of only two skyscrapers north of 14th Street – the other being the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, one block east. The building sits on a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway and East 22nd Street, with 23rd Street grazing the triangle's northern (uptown) peak. As with numerous other wedge-shaped buildings, the name "Flatiron" derives from its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron.
The building, which has been called "one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers, and a quintessential symbol of New York City", anchors the south (downtown) end of Madison Square and the north (uptown) end of the Ladies' Mile Historic District. The neighborhood around it is called the Flatiron District after its signature building, which has become an icon of New York City.
The Flatiron Building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966,[5] was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
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February 8th, 2013
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Comments (8)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Carl Purcell
This is by far the most interesting photograph of the iconic Flatiron Building I've ever seen. Alfred Stieglitz photographed it in the late 20s, but your angle and treatment is more creative and unique. Love the yellow cabs.
Dawn Currie
Love this photo and the small touch of color in the taxicabs. This would be great to add to the Black and White Photography with a Touch of Color group (http://fineartamerica.com/groups/black-and-white-photography-with-a-touch-of-color.html?tab=overview). c/v/f