Talk:Cherokee Apartments

A fact from Cherokee Apartments appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 October 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 2014, one could pay half a million US dollars to live in a former residence for people with tuberculosis?

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 09:26, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Cherokee Apartments in New York City were built as a residence for tuberculosis patients? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/realestate/homes-built-for-healing.html: "The Cherokee Apartments, between East 77th and 78th Streets, and York Avenue and Cherokee Place, opened in 1912 as the Shively Sanitary Tenements. The development was conceived by Dr. Henry L. Shively, the head of the tuberculosis clinic at Presbyterian Hospital, and designed by the architect Henry Atterbury Smith for low-income tuberculosis patients and their families."
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- Comment: 4th DYK nom, so QPQ not required

Created by Rublov (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Rublov (talk) at 12:05, 28 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Cherokee Apartments; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

@Rublov: Not a review, but do you mind if I suggest these hooks as well?
- ALT1 ... that the Cherokee Apartments in New York City, built as a residence for tuberculosis patients, were converted to regular apartments after just 12 years? Sources: "Vanderbilt Homes Open To Tenants". The New York Times. January 6, 1912.; [Kurshan, Virginia (July 9, 1985). Shively Sanitary Tenements (East River Homes, Now Cherokee Apartments) (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 9.] "The hospital ran them through a rental agent for a time but in October 1924, the buildings were sold to the City and Suburban Homes Company and since then have been used as regular rental apartments."
- ALT2 ... that in 2014, one could pay half a million US dollars to live in a former residence for tuberculosis patients? Source: Gray, Christopher (August 1, 2014). "A Helping Hand in Brick and Mortar". The New York Times
I also expanded the page slightly and added an image. Epicgenius (talk) 17:29, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Epicgenius: thanks for your work on the article. I like ALT2, how does this slight rephrasing sound?
- ALT3 ... that a walk-up apartment at a former residence for tuberculosis patients in New York City cost half a million dollars in 2014? Source: same as ALT2
rblv (talk) 22:29, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I like ALT3 as well. Hopefully, a reviewer will agree. Epicgenius (talk) 00:09, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
On a side note, Rublov, do you mind if I am also credited for this nom? I didn't expect to find so much additional info when I edited the page yesterday. Thanks for creating this article, by the way. Epicgenius (talk) 23:16, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Epicgenius: Sure, you've written most of the article at this point. Do you know how that will affect the QPQ requirement? rblv (talk) 12:55, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Rublov: Thanks. I don't think it would affect the QPQ requirement, as QPQ is only required if the nominator has already nominated more than five articles, but maybe the @DYK admins: can confirm. Nonetheless, I could do a QPQ if desired. Epicgenius (talk) 13:04, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Epicgenius: yes, it's the nominator that matters. BorgQueen (talk) 13:06, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not a review either, but I think ALT3 is too wordy. I love ALT2 though, it would be my first choice. SSR07 (talk) 01:27, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing.. New enough, long enough, QPQ not needed, reads well. Hooks are in article and in several references. Hooks are interesting (luxury Manhatten appartments originally built as affordable housing for New York's consumptives). An image could be added if wish. I'll go through and complete review soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 11:46, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

... No copyvio issues, ALT2 is good, in article and in sources. Suggest adjust wording to remove "patients". The article reads well, enough good references, random checks okay. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 02:21, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: okay to replace "tuberculosis patients" with "people with tuberculosis" in your ALT2 hook? rblv (talk) 13:08, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Rublov: Yeah, go ahead. Epicgenius (talk) 19:35, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Whispyhistory: as you requested:

ALT4 ... that in 2014, one could pay half a million US dollars to live in a former residence for people with tuberculosis? Source: same as ALT2

rblv (talk) 16:38, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

to ALT4 Whispyhistory (talk) 05:05, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]