Thursday, December 07, 2017

Flatiron Building

Andy | Thursday, December 07, 2017 | Best Blogger Tips
In 1891, the Gooderham family wanted local residents to recognize their success and the success of their distillery business, so they commissioned the family architect, David Roberts, to build them a grander office space. At a cost of $18,000, an unusual Gothic Romanesque structure was built at the intersection of Front, Wellington, and Church Streets on a triangular piece of land.

23 comments:

  1. ...I love Flatiron building, this one is wonderful.

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  2. A considerable contrast to the modern building in the background. I love the character and shape

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  3. Isn't this lovely building an eye catcher! I am so pleased that people have appreciated wonderful old buildings like this enough to preserve them.

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  4. That is a great looking building and that street scene is fantastic.

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  5. The lot shape dictated the triangular building shape, and the Romanesque style looks terrific here. Great photo. Wow, a dollar went much further back then.

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  6. It has probably had thousands and thousands of pics taken of it! Nice one, Andy!
    The gallery is on Hazelton just off Yorkville.

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  7. Awesome street scene Andy and the Flatiron building looks fantastic. Great composition too!

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  8. San Francisco has a couple of wonderful ones. Good shot, Andy.

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  9. That's a beauty! I wonder what it would cost to build today. There were a number of older flatiron buildings in San Francisco, always an interesting sight.

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  10. That's one I remember! Besutiful mural on the back too.

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  11. great scene and great photo! i love how there seems to be a flatiron building in every major city :))

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  12. What a classy-looking building, and a great photo! Would be fun to do a photobook of all the flatiron buildings around the world.

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  13. nice looking building and great contrast - old and new.

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  14. The one in New York is very famous but this one until now unknown to me looks also very nice. Great street shot.

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  15. I like those buildings so much, sometimes you see suddenly one in your own environment.

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