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The triangular masterpiece was one of the first skyscrapers. Its knife blade
wedge shape is the only way the building could fill its triagular property
created by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, and that happy
coincidence created one of the city's most distinctive building. Built in
1902 and fronted with limestone and terry cotla, the flatiron measures only
6 feet across at its narrow end. So called for its resemblance to the lundry
appliance, it was originally named the Faller Building, then later "
Burnham's Folly. " There's no observation deck, and the building mainly
houses publishing offices, but there are a few shops on the ground foor. THe
buildings existence has served to name the neighborthood around it the
Flatiron Distict, home to a bevy of smart restaurants and shops. |
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