Flatiron Points the Way Traditional Geocache
New York Admin: No response from the cache owner places me in a position where I must archive this cache as abandoned. Caches archived by a site volunteer or HQ for lack of maintenance or non communication may not be unarchived.
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The cache is a small container big enough to hold only the log. BYOP.
The Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building as it was originally called, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, and is considered to be one of the first skyscrapers ever built. Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in New York City. The building sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway, anchoring the south (downtown) end of Madison Square.
The neighborhood around the building is called the Flatiron District after its signature building.
The building, which took its name from the triangular lot on which it was built – the Flatiron block, so called because it was shaped like a clothing iron – was officially named the Fuller Building after George A. Fuller, founder of the company that financed its construction two years after his death.
Today, the Flatiron Building is frequently seen on television commercials and documentaries as an easily recognizable symbol of the city, shown, for instance, in the opening credits of The Late Show With David Letterman. It is a popular spot for tourist photographs and a National Historic Landmark since 1989,
*** There seems to be a lot of bounce in the area despite what looks like a very open area where gz is. Many cachers report not having good reception at all. If this happens to you too, use the hint which is a lot more detailed then what I would normally write. ***
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