At the foot of the Flatiron, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Type
Label
At the foot of the Flatiron, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Language
eng
Characteristic
motion picture
Main title
At the foot of the Flatiron
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
701797885
Responsibility statement
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Runtime
2
Series statement
New York at the turn of the centuryAmerican history in video
Summary
This street level view is of the Broadway side of the Flatiron, or Fuller Building, near the narrow north corner. Filmed on a very windy day, pedestrians of various descriptions are seen passing by the camera, clutching hats and skirts against the wind. According to some New York City historians, this corner was known as the windiest corner of the city, and in the era of the long skirt, standing on it was considered a good vantage point for a glimpse of a lady's ankle. Policemen would chase away such loungers from the 23rd Street corner, giving rise to the expression "twenty-three skidoo."
Technique
live action
Subject
- Sidewalks -- New York (State) -- New York
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.)
- Pedestrians -- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Office buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Skyscrapers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
camera
Other version
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor2
- Subject8
- Sidewalks -- New York (State) -- New York
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.)
- Pedestrians -- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Office buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Skyscrapers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- camera1
- Other version2
- Mapped to1