The Flatiron

This is the Fuller Building. It was designed by Daniel Burnham, in a Beaux-Arts style. If you look at it from the front, you'll see that it resembles an iron. That's why in 1902, when it was finished constructing, New Yorkers called it The Flatiron. Today, it is better known for its nickname than for its real name. At first, people made bets on how long it would take the wind to bring it down, but it's been holding straight for over a century. It stands on a triangle, on the crossing of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. If you look at it from the side of either avenue, you'll see what appears on the picture: an apartment building in which the people living there have to walk side-ways to get to the bathroom.