The
red brick Flatiron Building in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada is located on the
eastern edge of the city's financial
district, on the north side of Front
Street ( St. Lawrence) neigbourhood
wedged between Front Street and Wellington
Street. Although a prominent landmark
both for its colour and shape, it
is only five stories high. It was
built in 1892. The previous building
was shorter but in the same shape
and the area was called the Coffin
Block. It was built by architect David
Roberts, Jr. and originally cost $18,000
to construct for distiller George
Gooderham, son of the founder William
Gooderham. It was the office of the
Gooderham & Worts distillery until
1952 and sold by the Gooderham Estate
in 1957. It is well-known both for
its narrow wedge shape, and for the
mural on its back wall, which uses
a trompe l'oeil effect to not only
make the wall appear to have more
windows than it does, but to also
give it a more mobile effect by having
its edges 'fluttering' away where
they are not 'tacked' down.
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