The Flatiron District in Manhattan
Saturday, 12 December 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika Category/Kategorie: General , New York City
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The Flatiron District is a neighborhood in the
New York City borough of
Manhattan , named after the
Flatiron Building at
23rd Street ,
Broadway and
Fifth Avenue . Generally the Flatiron District can be said to be bounded by
20th Street ,
Union Square and
Greenwich Village to the south; the
Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) or
Seventh Avenue and
Chelsea to the west;
25th Street and
NoMad to the north;
Rose Hill to the northeast, and
Lexington Avenue /Irving Place,
Gramercy Park to the east.
Broadway cuts through the middle of the district, and Madison Avenue begins at 23rd Street and runs north. At the north (uptown) end of the district is Madison Square Park , which was completely renovated in 2001. The Flatiron District encompasses within its boundaries the Ladies’ Mile Historic District and the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt , a National Historic Site . The Flatiron District was also the birthplace of Silicon Alley , a metonym for New York’s high technology sector, which has since spread beyond the area.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, gracing Madison Square Park © Richardfalk2/cc-by-sa-3.0
The designation “Flatiron District” dates from around 1985, and came about because of its increasingly residential character, and the influx of many restaurants into the area – real estate agents needed an appealing name to call the area in their ads. Before that, the area was primarily commercial, with numerous small clothing and toy manufacturers, and was sometimes called the
Toy District . The
Toy Center buildings at 23rd Street and Broadway date from this period, and the annual
American International Toy Fair took place there beginning in 1903, except for 1945. When much of this business moved outside the U.S., the area began to be referred to as the
Photo District because of the large number of photographers’ studios and associated businesses located there, the photographers having come because of the relatively cheap rents. As of the 2000s, many publishers have their offices in the district, as well as advertising agencies, and the number of computer- and Web-related start-up companies in the area caused it to be considered part of “
Silicon Alley ” or “Multimedia Gulch”, along with
TriBeCa and
SoHo .
Attractions in the area include the
Museum of Sex and the Gershwin Hotel, both located on 27th Street. The Gershwin is a tribute to the late pop artist
Andy Warhol , and features some of his art and memorabilia throughout the hotel. There are also many stores around the area, such as
Ann Taylor ,
Victoria’s Secret ,
Club Monaco and
Origins . “Big-box” retailers dominate Sixth Avenue between 14th Street and 23rd Street, at the district’s western edge.
Read more on
timeout.com – Gramercy and Flatiron guide: The best of the neighborhood ,
nycgo.com – Flatiron building ,
Wikivoyage Gramercy Flatiron and
Wikipedia Flatiron District (
Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State -
Weather report by weather.com -
Global Passport Power Rank -
Travel Risk Map -
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GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank -
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Corruption Perceptions Index -
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UN Human Development Index -
Global Peace Index -
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