At the foot of the Flatiron Building in New York circa 1903.

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." Filmed on October 26, 1903 at Broadway and 23rd Street, New York, N.Y.

(American Mutoscope & Biograph Co./Library of Congress/Tehrkot Media)

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