The New York Times Archives Presents Photos of the Flatiron Building Then and Now, Circa 1917 and 2012

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The Flatiron Building, Circa 1917 and 2012. Photos by The New York Times. http://t.co/DTwYqCmn3z
The Flatiron Building, Circa 1917 and 2012. Photos by The New York Times. http://t.co/DTwYqCmn3z
Photo: @NYTArchives

The New York Times Archives on Twitter is a great official New York Times account which posts photographs and newspaper clippings from the newspaper's vast collection of print archives. In a recent tweet, the Times posted a fantastic then-and-now photograph of the Flatiron Building, with one photo from 1917 and the other from 2012.

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