SUMMARY
This street level view is of the Broadway side of the Flatiron, or Fuller Building, near the narrow north corner. Filmed on a very windy day, pedestrians of various descriptions are seen passing by the camera, clutching hats and skirts against the wind. According to some New York City historians, this corner was known as the windiest corner of the city, and in the era of the long skirt, standing on it was considered a good vantage point for a glimpse of a lady's ankle. Policemen would chase away such loungers from the 23rd Street corner, giving rise to the expression "twenty-three skidoo."
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.
NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 2Nov1903; H37499.
Camera, A.E. Weed.
Photographed October 26, 1903. Location: Broadway and 23rd Street, New York, N.Y.
SUBJECTS
Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.)
Historic buildings--New York (State)--New York.
Office buildings--New York (State)--New York.
Skyscrapers--New York (State)--New York.
Sidewalks--New York (State)--New York.
Pedestrians--New York (State)--New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Actuality--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Weed, A. E., camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
DIGITAL ID
lcmp002 m2a33981 hdl.loc.gov/loc...
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