I know next to nothing about architecture. But I know what I like.

My first impression of the Flatiron Building on 5th Ave. in New York was that I would really want to work someday in one of those corner offices. It was the most iconic skyscraper in a patchwork of many iconic Manhattan buildings. But the Flatiron stood out beyond the others for me.

There was something about it…the way it jetted out into the streets so boldly. A building that wasn’t contained by its pilings. It was forward. Whoever designed and built this building, I thought, really loved this city.

I never got to work there, not even close. But I still envy those that do. I came across this Wall Street Journal piece today on a man who has dedicated his life to maintaining the Flatiron. Its one of those news articles that makes me think that people like him don’t really exist anymore. Both he and the Flatiron are one of a kind.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-superintendent-of-flatiron-building-its-a-labor-of-love-1427834958?mod=e2tw

I hope you enjoy it and I hope the next time you pass over in the 5th and Broadway vicinity, you take a little extra moment to appreciate the beauty that stands there.