| Panorama of Flatiron Building in NY | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1153 |
| Catalog #: | 493286 | |
| Clip Number: | 493286-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | H32387 | |
| Timecode: | 00:07:49 - 00:08:46 | |
| Location: | New York, NY, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1902 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Office BUILDINGS: Skyscraper LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TRANSPORTATION: Traffic Scenes TRANSPORTATION/MASS TRANSIT: Trolleys & Trams & Street Cars | |
| Description: | Panorama of the famous early skyscraper, the Fuller Building (AKA Flatiron Building), designed by D.H. Burnham and Company, filmed shortly after its completion in 1902. This shows a view looking across the intersection of Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and 23rd St.; nice busy street scene, with pedestrians, trolleys (street cars), horse-drawn carriages; Flatiron Building in near BG; slow tilt upward from street level scene along 21 stories to top of Flatiron building. The Flatiron is known as the first great steel-framed building, and is a New York City landmark. | |
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