5050 x 3354 px | 42,8 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
6 novembre 2008
Altre informazioni:
The Flatiron building was originally built in two parts in 1888 and 1889. The narrowest part of the building being 12 ft (west end) and telescopes 180 ft to 90 feet wide at the east end. The original use of the four story brick building was a boarding house. In 1889, an attached building was erected with a second floor ballroom with 12 foot ceilings and a third floor Grand Ballroom with 20 ft. ceilings, complete with a stage, silk wallpaper, curved ceilings, and wainscoting. In its day the Flatiron building was a hub of social gathering for dancing and special occasions in the area. (The ticket booth is still visible at the top of the staircase from the street level, adjacent to the grand staircase to the ballroom.)
