The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312384688 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable part of New York City. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. With an ostentatious lifestyle that drew constant media scrutiny, Black made a fortune only to meet a tragic, untimely end.In The Flatiron, Alice Sparberg Alexiou chronicles not just the story of the building but the heady times in New York at the dawn of the twentieth century. The company's president, Harry Black, was never able to make the public call the Flatiron the Fuller Building, however. The public feared it would topple over. It was a time when Madison Square Park shifted from a promenade for rich women to one for gay prostitutes; when photography became an art; motion pictures came into existence; the booming economy suffered increasing depressions; jazz came to the forefront of popular music--and all within steps of one of the city's best-known and best-loved buildings.. The marvelous story of the Flatiron: the instantly recognizable building that signaled the start of a new era in New York history.Critics hated it. The Flatiron Building was built by the Chicago-based Fuller Company--a group founded by George Fuller, "the father of the skyscraper"--to be their New York headquarters. Black's was the country's largest real estate firm, constructing Macy's department store, and soon after the Plaza Hotel, the Savoy Hotel, and many other iconic buildings in New York as wel
As shown by Alexiou, whose grandfather was once a co-owner of the building, the history of the Flatiron is a tale as much about architectural innovation as it is about the larger-than-life personalities who designed and financed the 22-story landmark. Among the latter are Daniel Burnham, the visionary who designed the steel-framed structure (one of the city's first) in the Chicago school style; Harry Black, the “charming and ruthless” president of the Fuller Company; and Samuel Parks, the vindictive labor leader who ran afoul of the law. The most promi
She has been an editor of Lilith magazine and written for The New York Times and Newsday, among others. ALICE SPARBERG ALEXIOU is the author of Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary. She lives in New York.. in classics from Fordham University. She is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and has a Ph.D
Frederick S. Goethel said The Story of an Iconic Building That Changed History. Even to this day, people look at the Flatiron Building and marvel that it could be and was built. It is a triangular building on a small parcel of land that at one time was a major intersection in the City of New York. It is iconic for a number of reasons.it was the first true modern skyscra. Fascinating Story Of A Building R PRIUS It is a little difficult to categorize this book because it accomplishes so much. It is part urban history, a portrait of a great city, a chronicle/personal history of its owners and builders, and an early history of 20th skyscrapers with this specific building as its focal point.The Flatiro. Flatiron history Good book about the author's personal connection to the Flat Iron Blgg.