The
most well known “Flat Iron Building”
was built in New York City in 1902. At
the time it was one of the tallest buildings
in the city being some 22 stories tall.
This was quite a feat at the time, and
the building was even more remarkable
because it was a strange triangular shape.
The building was located at 23rd Street,
Fifth Avenue, and Broadway, facing Madison
Square. Designed in the Beaux-Arts style,
the building’s original name was
forgotten when the people named the building
after their household steam-irons (the
ones used for getting the wrinkles out
of clothing). Gentlemen would wager on
how long it would take for the wind to
knock it down.
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The style of the Flat Iron building interesting
enough to reproduce all over the world,
and one of those reproductions exists
in the city of Toronto. Located on Front
Street, the building’s aerodynamic
shape is well suited to the Canadian winter.
Called the Gooderham Building, Torontonian’s
carry one the tradition by simply calling
it the Flat Iron Building. Completed in
1892 it is now full of offices, and has
an interesting mural on its backside that
depicts the buildings face peeling off
like a piece of canvas. When it's cold
people can stand in the wind effect created
by the building to avoid the wind’s
harsh bite.
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