March 27 is the birthday of photographer Edward Steichen (March 27, 1879 - March 25, 1973), so let's use the fact as an excuse to revel in his photograph of the Flatiron Building. Edward Steichen, The Flatiron, 1904. The Flatiron , or Fuller Building as it was known originally, at 175 Fifth Avenue sits on a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway and East 22nd Street. The Renaissance-style building, completed in 1902, tapers at 23rd Street, often creating a wind tunnel that lifts skirts and such. Hence, the phrase - "23 skidoo," as policemen were said to announce to those watching the skirt lifting. Daniel Burnham designed the building using a novel method of skeleton steel construction. Alfred Stieglitz. Flatiron Building, 1903 About the Steichen photograph: • Steichen, trained as a painter, was influential in establishing photography as a fine art. • Steichen photographed the Flatiron Building when it was considered novel. • He photographed