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The building was demolished in 1955, along with the New York World Building, to make room for The building was NOT demolished in 1955 and definitely NOT to make room for the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge

How about 1966 for the new Pace University building? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.175.191.46 (talk) 11:38, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk05:27, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that the New York Tribune Building, once New York City's second tallest building, "vanished almost without a trace, and barely a whimper"? Source: NY Times 2012
    • ALT1:... that when the New York Tribune Building was completed, another newspaper stated, "There isn't an editor-in-chief in the city as well housed as the humblest reporter on The Tribune"? Source: "The Tribune Has Had Five Buildings, Including One of City's Earliest Skyscrapers". New York Herald Tribune. April 13, 1941. p. I24.
    • ALT2:... that the New York Tribune Building, the first home of Pace University, was later torn down to make way for a Pace campus building? Source: AM New York, NY Times 1966
    • ALT3:... that the New York Tribune Building has been described as one of three influential early skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan? Source: Landau, Sarah; Condit, Carl W. (1996). Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865–1913. Yale University Press. p. 62.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 14:37, 24 September 2020 (UTC).[reply]

  • General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Recently expanded by 5x, no sourcing issues, really interesting hooks, and no problems preventing this from becoming a DYK. In my opinion I love the first hook and that one should be used although ALT3 is also good. Jon699 talk 18:01, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]