#23rdstreet

[itsmenotye]

This first postcard was made in 1908 and shows two birds ("Bird's eye view" get it?) outside the Flatiron building at Fifth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, in New York City. Because of the Flatiron's unique shape and its location along a broad crosstown thoroughfare, strong winds swirl near its base. When the building first opened, men used to flock to Madison Square to watch women walking by in the hope that the air currents would sweep up their skirts and reveal a glimpse of stocking. This is exactly what is depicted in the postcard above: the gentleman in the background is giving a knowing wink as the lady's skirt and petticoats blow up, revealing her ankles. How risque! In real life, there were a number of police officers posted to the Flatiron to encourage ogling men to move along. One common phrase they employed was "twenty-three skidoo!" Skidoo is a relative of skedaddle and means "to move along" or "go away." The number 23 was long thought to be a reference to the Twenty-Third Street; thus "23 skidoo" meant "stop hanging out on Twenty-Third Street." However, it turns out that "23" was already a slang term for "get lost" before there was a Flatiron building, cited at least as early as 1899. What seems plausible is that the police wanted to get rid of men in front of the Flatiron, so combined two already existing phrases that each meant scram - - "twenty-three" and "skidoo" - - into a phrase that had a double meaning. Card #2 is from 1910. #vintageillustration #vintagepostcard #postcard #1900s #vintagenewyork #vintagenyc #nyc #newyorkcity #vintageflatiron #flatiron #23skidoo #23rdstreet #madisonsquare #girlwatching https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-EvETPz1m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[railwayhistorical]

On my Way to Work, Part Three

I’ll do a short series of posts now showing what I saw every day on my way to work back in 1991 or 1992. Picking up from my previous post at the Empire State Building, I’ll continue down Fifth Avenue to my destination on 22nd Street.

I’m not certain of the use of, or need for, the netting we see strung up over the sidewalk at the ESB—perhaps the facade of the great edifice was being worked on. A bit further downtown of that icon is yet another—the Flatiron Building, located on 23rd Street and Broadway, adjacent to Madison Square Park.

[I have no picture, here, but there is yet another iconic structure off Madison Square Park—the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, built a few years after the Flatiron, in 1909.]

While the Flatiron, originally called the Fuller Building, was completed in 1902, it cannot be said to be one of the earliest skyscrapers, much to my surprise. This term came to be used in the 19th century (in Chicago) for buildings that used steel for a sturdy skeleton as well as elevators (invented by some guy named Otis) to get people up and down without the need to take to the stairs. The Flatiron, however, could be called one of the most distinctive of skyscrapers. The second and third images presented here provide that distinctive shape one might think of for the Flatiron. And the final picture shows that I could actually gaze upon the Fifth Avenue and 22nd Street sides of the famous building while in the studio where I worked—as long as I opened the window and leaned a fair bit outward!

Four images by Richard Koenig; taken 1991 or 1992.

[mtaartsdesign]

Whether you’re dressing for a chilly fall day or dressing up for Halloween, Keith Godard’s “Memories of Twenty-Third Street” (2002) at the 23rd Street (R/W) station in Manhattan has all of the hats you’ll need.

[dashquatch]

Changing Lights. #stoplights #redlight #yellowlight #greenlight #nightshot #corner #folsomstreet #23rdstreet #streetart #sanfrancisco (at Red Poppy Art House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpU4Hlh7-W/?igshid=9vziuv2xx2ut

[caitsith810]

Euclid Avenue bound R179 C train via the F line at 23rd Street. #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #chelsea #23rdstreet #mta #mtasubway #nycsubway #nyctransit #ctrain #train #trains #subway #station #underground #transit #transportation #icapture_nyc #nyc_explorers #ig_nyc #ig_nycity #ilovenewyork #iloveny #unlimitednewyork #thebeautyofny #newyork_instagram #newyork_ig #canon #canon7dmarkii (at 23rd Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B44mnCHHlWP/?igshid=1pgj0qza2w9ut

[bricehammack]

#QuietQuitting #NewYorkCity #Manhattan #23rdStreet #MetropolitanTransportationAuthority @MTA #Subway #SubwayArt #WilliamWegman #Weimaraners #Flo #Topper #BriceDailyPhoto https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSIoC-urwe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stephenskinnerbatz]

#picturewindow #23rdstreet #fitnessphotographer #batzography @batz_skinner @bodybuildingcom @newbalance @newbalancelifestyle @newbalancerunning #newyorkcity #newyorker #nycmornings #nycisafullbodyworkout #lifeisbeautiful @boss @batzstyle #batzstyle #batzwear @fashionweek #hautecouture #actor #artist #america #anatomy #fitness #trainer #trainees #bbbatz #batz #bod #nyc (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd4Gi2Wu3h2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itstgibson]

When you bonk pizza saves the day. 🍕 . . . #pizza #okc #cycling #pepperoni #watertastesdelicious #23rdstreet #mtbontheroad (at Pizza23OKC)

[santiagohec]

Theres a PATH Train coming your way... #TicosPics #SantiagohecPics #NBC4NY #ABC7NY #Fox5NY #NYPIX #NYSpots #NYCPrimeshot #NYSpots #NYC_Explorers #NewYorkCity #NYC #NewYork #NY #MidtownManhattan #Manhattan #23rdStreet #PATH #PATHStation #Subway #Train #SubwayStation #Underground #PublicTransportation #Architecture #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhoto #BlackAndWhitePicture (at 23rd Street PATH Station)

[birninzananetwork]

Here is my last two set of my T-bar Rows 315lbs & 360lbs #back #gym #riptoned #23rdstreet #kingswrathpreworkout #kingswrath #armsworkout #riptoned #bodybuilder #o15nutrition #tbarrow #bigbackday #bigback (at 23rd Street Fitness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMU0aKZpjcq/?igshid=rb6f4mfzfsdo

[tjfeeley]

City under siege-January 15, 2021: 23rd & Constitution-Unscalable 9-foot fencing, Jersey walls, and concert fencing. This is at the intersection of 23rd Street & Constitution Avenue. . . . . #day16 #cityundersiege #followme #dc #inauguration #inauguration2021 #BidenHarris #23rdstreet #foggybottom #insurrection #prepared #hivehotel #nationalguard #igdc #news #photooftheday #photography #instagood #iphone11 #clouds #storm #construction #theworldshotz #visitwashingtondc #visitdc #weclickdc #dc.chasers #dctography (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKIKfJPjQdn/?igshid=1ujmpymk2y9gn

[greekikon]

Darkness all, yet the horizon blooms.

[mtaartsdesign]

The things we do for the ones we love on a winter’s day….Happy National Love Your Pet Day!

Image: William Wegman, “Stationary Figures” (2018), at 23rd Street (F/M) station. 

[dashquatch]

Pillar Of The Sea. #mural #streetart #undersea #sealife #walgreens #missionstreet #23rdstreet #sanfrancisco (at Walgreens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLdXbBhy3d/?igshid=18b6yfo6hy987

[journeyingjaneway]

Some good vibe times with my fave Lemony Snicket boi 💖💖💖 #willpdx #23rdstreet #portlandlife #lush #saltandstraw #littlebigburger #goodtimes #goodvibes (at Salt & Straw NW 23rd)