Below is the same perspective from September of 2014 (updating my +104 post below which was a comparison to a similar view).

My great great grandfather helped build that building, but fell and was crippled for life. Whenever I pass this building, I think of him. My family has been NYers for generations. This building means a lot to my family.

2 - 1 liftoff.

The Flatiron's diminutive neighbor always gets short shrift. The Western Union Building at 186 Fifth Avenue is also a survivor (seen here at right with the "Guide Magazine" sign).

Daniel H. Burnham of the eponymous firm of D. H. Burnham & Co. was certainly the architect of record for the Flatiron, but I bet most of the exuberant exterior detail was the work of the project architect, Frederick Dinkelberg.

Check out the Wilkipedia article, which includes an inside view of one of the "point" offices. Imagine having the Empire State Building to look at from a few blocks away all day. Not bad.

The views from the upper floors had to be magnificent. To the west, the Hudson River. Possibly on a clear day Pennsylvania could be seen. To the east they had the East River and Long Island. To the north, Westchester and Northern New Jersey. Ths south view was probably the best, the new skyline featured office towers like the Singer Building and later the Woolworth Building. The best would have been the views of the harbor which featured the last of the tall masted sailing schooners and the Statue of Liberty.

It would surprise me only just a little bit if this photo just started running like a movie. You can practically hear what the man in front of the clock is saying to the other man.

"You go ahead, I want to stay right in the shot."

Absolutely wonderful masterpiece of architecture! Thanks to Daniel H. Burnham!

I feel like a time traveler with a camera.

Here is the view taken in July of 2009. Since it was taken as a "now" view of a very similar picture (this has to be one of the most photographed buildings ever), it's not identical but very close.

No awnings -- yet.

Just last week the NY Times had a story and slide show about what it is like to work in the beloved but eccentric Flatiron building.

And, thanks to Dave, I know it was faced with tile!

Awesome pic! A brief look into the everyday life of people on a busy New York street, at 5 minutes to 10 in the morning, 105 years ago!

I would love to know who got the office with the three windows, on the top floor, right at the point of the building - What a view that person must have had! Would that it were me!