• ID# 15.1
  From: Rebecca Patterson ([email protected]) - 19 Feb 1998

  hi. i'm an architecture student at the university of cincinnati trying to find info on the Flatiron Building in NYC for a paper i'm writing. i need to pass this class! i can use ANYTHING anyone knows about it, history or just observations!!
  thanks, becky

  • ID# 15.2 (reply to #15.1)
    From: Shawn ([email protected]) - 5 Mar 1998

    Rebecca,
    I know this isn't a very intense study, but in the book "Skyscrapers" by Judith Dupre', there's some helpful tidbits about the Flatiron.
    You can find it at a Borders - the book is about 2 feet tall - you can't miss it.

  • ID# 15.3 (reply to #15.1)
    From: Merrie ([email protected]) - 23 Mar 1998

    I passed the Flatiron building on 23rd Street every day when I was in college in the late '70's. Since it's not terribly far from the School of Visual Arts, maybe you can inquire there.
    I remember visiting a costume and jokes shop there. Several businesses are on the ground floor. Once or twice, I used the building as a landmark to meet up with friends, but that was a mistake due to the unusually high winds around the building. It's known for that.

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