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The name "Flatiron" derives from its triangular shape, which recalls that of a cast-iron clothes iron. [9] [10] The Flatiron Building was developed as the headquarters of construction firm Fuller Company, which acquired the site from the Newhouse family in May 1901. Construction proceeded rapidly, and the building opened on October 1, 1902.
Flatiron Hotel, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1906 Built Corners of South Main, Ross and Hazle Streets Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Pete's Clothing/ Hodge Bootery Flat iron Building: 1903 built Between State Street and Railroad Street, at U.S. Route 85 CanAm Highway
The Flatirons are rock formations in the western United States, near Boulder, Colorado, consisting of flatirons.There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south (First through Fifth, respectively) along the east slope of Green Mountain (elev. 8,148 ft or 2,484 m), and the term "The Flatirons" sometimes refers to these five alone.
Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers; Flat Iron, a First Nations lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for Canada; Flat-iron gunboat, a 19th-century iron gunboat typified by a single large gun fitted in the bow; Flatiron (ship), a type of British ship for passing under low bridges; Flat iron steak, a cut of beef
The Flatiron District is located in the part of Manhattan where the bedrock Manhattan schist is located deeper underground than it is above 29th Street and below Canal Street. [21] Under the influence of zoning laws , the tallest buildings in the area used to top out at around 20 stories; older buildings of 3-6 floors are still numerous ...
Flatiron was acquired by Royal BAM Group in 2002 and was briefly renamed HBG Flatiron (2002 - 2004) as a result. [3] BAM sold Flatiron to Germany based Hochtief in 2007 for $243 million. [4] In 2005, Flatiron began working in Western Canada with their first public-private partnership project, the Park Bridge east of Golden, British Columbia. [5]
Traditionally in geomorphology, a flatiron is a steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata. Flatirons have wide bases that form the base of a steep, triangular facet that narrows upward into a point at its summit.
The Flatiron is a colored photograph made by Luxembourgish American photographer Edward Steichen. The photograph depicts the recently erected Flatiron Building in New York , taking inspiration from fellow photographers like Alfred Stieglitz , who had just photographed the building a year prior.