We imagine the movie version of the fate of NYC's iconic Flatiron Building will date this transaction a couple of years after the turn of the century—that would be the 20th century—when the unique triangular landmark was brand new, the first skyscraper in Manhattan built north of 14th Street.
Horse-drawn carriages will clop past the instantly famous vertical Renaissance palazzo structure adorned with Beaux-Arts styling, leaving manure piles at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
Gents in top hats will walk past the new tower on cobblestone streets—cinematic vistas that will be built on soundstages at the new Netflix studio in Red Bank, NJ—plying the trades of the day.
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