The Flatiron
The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose With It
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · September 3, 2013
The marvelous story of one of New York City's most unique buildings Critics hated it.
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- Who it’s for
- The Flatiron’s story opens onto a city changing fast at the dawn of the twentieth century.
- Themes
- Flatiron Building history, Early-twentieth-century New York, Urban and cultural change
- Genres
- Landmarks & Monuments, Modern Architecture (to 1945), Middle Atlantic History
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The marvelous story of one of New York City's most unique buildings Critics hated it. The public feared it would fall over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable part of New York City. Alice Sparberg Alexiou chronicles not just the story of the building, but the heady times in which it was built.
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It was the dawn of the twentieth century, 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.
A Landmark in Motion
The Flatiron’s story opens onto a city changing fast at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Come here for
- For a landmark once feared, mocked, and soon unforgettable.
- For New York history with art, movies, jazz, and shifting city life.
Expect
- The building’s story alongside the heady changes unfolding nearby.
- A portrait of the dawn of the twentieth century in New York.
Where it sits
| Middle Atlantic History | 70% |
|---|---|
| Landmarks & Monuments | 54% |
| Modern Architecture (to 1945) | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Modern Architecture (to 1945)
- Landmarks & Monuments
- Middle Atlantic History
- Authors
- Alice Sparberg Alexiou
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- September 3, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Flatiron Building history · Early-twentieth-century New York · Urban and cultural change
- Reading lane
- Modern Architecture (to 1945)