My Toronto - Flatiron Building

The Gooderham/Flatiron Building down at Front and Church Streets. Comissioned by George Gooderham, owner of Gooderham & Worts Distillery, construction was started in 1891. It was completed in 1892, ten years before the more famous "Flatiron Building" in New York City was finished. It cost $18,000, a huge amount of money at that time.

I took this shot back in May of 2009 as part of the Doors Open Toronto. It's an annual event where many public and private buildings, both historical and newer, open their doors to the public so we may get the chance to glimpse at sights we otherwise might not get the opportunity to see. I'd highly recommend going the next time it comes around.

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