Talk:Cartier Building

Cartier Building has been listed as one of the Art and architecture good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: July 9, 2021. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Cartier Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Cartier Building in New York City was purchased in exchange for $100 and a necklace?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cartier Building.

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Cartier New York

... that Morton Freeman Plant sold his house (pictured) to jeweler Cartier for $100 and a necklace? Source: Dunlap, David W. (April 26, 2000). "Commercial Real Estate; Cartier Spruces Up to Show Off Its Jewels in Style". The New York Times
- ALT1:... that the Cartier Building (pictured) in New York City was purchased in exchange for $100 and a necklace? Source: Dunlap, David W. (April 26, 2000). "Commercial Real Estate; Cartier Spruces Up to Show Off Its Jewels in Style". The New York Times
- ALT2:... that when the Cartier Building (pictured) was designated as a New York City landmark, Cartier officials threw a party, only for the landmark status to be later revoked? Source: "'Landmark' Label At Cartier Building Fought by Owner" (PDF). The New York Times. July 28, 1967. p. 20.; "Harlem Courthouse And 3 Sites Here Named Landmarks" (PDF). The New York Times. August 17, 1967. p. 42.
- ALT3:... that the Cartier Building (pictured), purchased for $100 and a necklace in 1916, was described a century later as a "thing of rational and distinctly Gallic beauty"? Source: Dunlap 2000; Trebay, Guy (September 3, 2016). "Renovation Restores the Luster to Cartier Flagship". The New York Times.

Reviewed: Charlie Wheatley
Comment: more hooks pending

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 18:41, 19 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

5x expansion confirmed. Like hook 1 best. length of hook satisfactory. Article in excellent shape. DavidCane (talk) 23:48, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Cartier Building/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina (talk · contribs) 23:31, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm going to be reviewing this article. Expect comments by the end of the week. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 23:31, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Move "Use mdy dates" below the hatnote.
Add alt text to every image being used.
"on the site to designs" - reword
"making an agreement" → "agreeing"
"become the his house" → "become his house"
"in 4 East 52nd Street" → "at 4 East 52nd Street"
Wikilink The New York Times.

Progress

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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@Some Dude From North Carolina: Thanks. I have done all of these now. Epicgenius (talk) 05:16, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]