Flatiron.4

[John Bailey]

I believe the Flatiron was named in honour of Fuller rather than built by him.

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Fiona Shnapple <fionashnapple at gmail.com> wrote:
> Next, we look at Carl Georg Lange Barth's industrial compound slide rule:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slide_rule_for_turning_work.png
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> the WTC was financed by Rockefeller (tax bonds, Chase & Co.), the black
> gold, oil.
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> the Flatiron was built by Fuller, with the yellow metal he struck in
> Colorado.
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> Barth? Steel. Taylorism, Fordism.
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> Of course, its about work, so the buildings were built with organized labor.
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