Welcome to the Flatiron district home of the iconic Flatiron Building!
The designation "Flatiron District" dates from around 1985, and came about because of its increasingly residential character, and the influx of many restaurants into the area – real estate agents needed an appealing name to call the area in their ads. Before that, the area was primarily commercial, with numerous small clothing and toy manufacturers, and was sometimes called the Toy District. The Toy Center buildings at 23rd Street and Broadway date from this period, and the annual American International Toy Fair took place there beginning in 1903, except for 1945. When much of this business moved outside the U.S., the area began to be referred to as the Photo District because of the large number of photographers' studios and associated businesses located there, the photographers having come because of the relatively cheap rents.
As of the 2000s, many publishers have their offices in the district, as well as advertising agencies, and the number of computer- and Web-related start-up companies in the area caused it to be considered part of "Silicon Alley" or "Multimedia Gulch", along with TriBeCa and SoHo.
The distinctive triangular shape of the Flatiron Building, designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and built in 1902, allowed it to fill the wedge-shaped property located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. The building was intended to serve as offices for the George A. Fuller Company, a major Chicago contracting firm. At 22 stories and 307 feet, the Flatiron was never the city’s tallest building, but always one of its most dramatic-looking, and its popularity with photographers and artists has made it an enduring symbol of New York for more than a century.
Below are some interesting facts about the Flatiron building...
10. There are Art Exhibitions in “The Prow” of The Flatiron Building
9. The Original Elevators Were Water Powered
8. The Top Floor of The Flatiron Building Was Added three Years Later
7. The Building Was Once Called the Cowcatcher
6. The Original Building Didn’t Have Female Bathrooms
5. During Construction People Feared the Building Would Topple Over
4. There Used to Be an Open Air Sightseeing Bus That Left from The Flatiron Building
3. Critics Hated the Flatiron Building But the Public Liked It
2. The Flatiron Building Was Built Very Quickly
1. Its Original Name is Not The Flatiron Building - it was the Fuller Building
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