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Reviewer: Eddie891 (talk · contribs) 02:11, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

One... Eddie891 Talk Work 02:11, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • " large columns and pilasters; numerous ornamental overhanging balconies; and other ornamentation sculpted by J. Massey Rhind." why do you need the semicolons here? Also, did Rhind sculpt just the 'other ornamentation' or also the overhanging balconies and columns and pilasters
  • "The Park Row Building was developed by the Park Row Construction Company as an office building" would benefit from a year/era
    •  Done
  • " it was the city's tallest building overall " I don't think 'overall' is needed here?
    •  Done
  • "because there were few comparable skyscrapers," not sure why this would make them review it more harshly?
    • minus Removed At the time, architectural critics had nothing else with which to compare the building's design. Therefore, it was criticized for its mass. Nowadays, though, it isn't even the tallest on the block, so I suppose it's unimportant now. epicgenius (talk) 18:19, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "three facades being connected to each other."
    •  Done
  • "This is attributed" by who? (IF everyone, no need to specify)
  • " The Eiffel Tower, which is 1,093 feet (333 m), stands nearly three times as high as the Park Row Building. Philadelphia City Hall was topped out at 548 feet (167 m) in 1894 and was the world's tallest building until the Singer Building was finished in 1908." While interesting, it's unclear to me the benefit this adds, particularly the bit about Philadelphia city hall and the Singer Building
    • Some sources, even Emporis (which is normally accurate), have called the Park Row Building the tallest in the world. However, the Park Row Building never held that record because of Philly's City Hall. Hence, this footnote clarifies that it's the tallest office building. The Singer is mentioned because that was the next building to hold the title of tallest building in NYC. epicgenius (talk) 18:19, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • What is a 'light court'? Is there anywhere you can link?
  • " The design recalls " to me, 'recalls' is a bit of an odd word to use here, maybe 'imitates' or 'invokes' or something similar? Not a big deal if 'recall' is the best fit
  • "more explicitly echoes" how so? Can you expand on this at all? How is it 'more explicit'? Did the architect cite this?
    • minus Removed
  • "or sides facing Park Row and Ann Street" do you mean 'of'? I don't understand how 'or' fits in
    •  Fixed I actually did mean "or", but the average reader doesn't usually see the word "elevations" as meaning "sides". However, "elevation" is the common term for a "side" in architectural contexts. epicgenius (talk) 18:19, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The two 3-story towers" spell out three here
  • "Above the end pavilions are a pair of circular four-story towers " are these the same as the 'three-story towers' mentioned elsewhere?
  • should the section titled 'park row' be 'Park Row elevation' for consistency with 'Ann Street and other elevations'?
    •  Done
  • "The northern elevation contained " as in it doesn't now?
  • "While foundation work was ongoing, a six-story structure on one side of the building was shored up because the party wall for that building was too weak" value to this article?
    • minus Removed
  • " influencing the depth of the pilings at the Park Row Building" is a (imo unneeded) restatement of "The depth of the piles was influenced by the"
    • minus Removed
  • "and are longer extant." word missing?
    •  Fixed
  • " as they quickly became unpopular " do we know why? I get the sense it was because of the Park Row opening but unclear if that's right
  • "20,000 passengers per day, or 100,000 per week" is odd because why would elevators need to take days off? 20,000 * 7 = 140,000 by my count. Do we know why they don't match?
  • Images in the section 'Interior spaces' would benefit from a date
    • plus Added
  • "Starting in the early 19th century and continuing through the 1920s" so over 120 years?
  • " due to the presence of City Hall Park west of Park Row" I don't immediately get the connection? Was it because City Hall Park prevented the construction of tall buildings
  • " was intended as the world's tallest office" -> "to be the world's tallest..."
    •  Done
  • "devise designs for the building" somewhat strange way to phrase it maybe instead "design the building" or "create designs or the building"?
    •  Fixed
  • "The building was mortgaged for $2.25 million to the Equitable Life Assurance Society in mid-1897." Could fit a bit better elsewhere, chronologically, I think
    •  Done
  • " Ivins was concurrently asked to "retire" from the company in" because construction had started, presumably? Also, why is 'retire' in quotes? To emphasize that it wasn't a choice?
  • "opposed the use of concrete floors" do we know why?
  • " since they served a protective purpose" how so? (also, were the defective arches protective or just the arches?)
  • "actually the tallest office building in the world"
    •  Done
  • note b fits fine in this section ('office use'), not so well in it's other section
  • "When the Park Row Building was completed, a rough estimate of 25,000 people were thought to visit the building each workday" worth clarifying when this estimate was, I think
  • "newly minted Associated Press." perhaps "recently organized"
    •  Done
  • " with the project being completed by early 1931" -> "and had completed the project by early 1931"?
    •  Done
  • "The building received little modifications" I'm iffy on this myself, but I think it should be 'few modifications" in the given context?
  • " When Salsedo fell, the anarchists claimed he was thrown, while the police claimed he jumped." so is it definitively established that he was thrown? If not, it wouldn't necessarily be a defenestration
  • Great work as usual, minor subjective comments on prose as usual, image/sourcing cmts to follow, as usual. Cheers -- Eddie891 Talk Work 15:23, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Images look good
  • Sources are reliable
  • Earwigs has a high percent, but it's of a mirror
  • Random spotcheck of sources lines up
  • passing. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:26, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]