Template:Did you know nominations/Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)
- 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 Yoninah (talk) 13:33, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
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Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)
[edit]- ... that pieces of the original New York Penn Station have been found at a recycling center in the Bronx, underneath the New Jersey Meadowlands, and in other U.S. states? Source: NY Times 1998. "A delicate maiden known as Day sits in a concrete recycling plant in the Bronx. Great chunks of pink granite litter the New Jersey Meadowlands, hidden by reeds, guarded by snapping turtles. [...] There were four Day and four Night figures on the station, which opened in 1910, along with 14 large stone eagles. Two eagles stayed at the station and can still be seen near the Seventh Avenue entrance. The rest found homes from Maine to Virginia."
- ALT1:... that the original New York Penn Station was described as "the largest building in the world ever built at one time" when it opened in 1901? Source: NY Times 1910.
- ALT2:... that the demolition of the original New York Penn Station led to the passage of a landmarks preservation law in New York City? Source: BBC. "In the ruins of the old Penn Station, however, are found the origins of the New York landmarks law. Passed in 1965, the measure was intended to conserve the city's architectural heritage, a surprisingly radical idea in a decade with little respect for the past. This spring, the law has celebrated its golden jubilee. Without the landmark law, some of New York's most-loved buildings would have disappeared from the urban landscape."
- ALT3:... that the demolition of the original New York Penn Station, which started 55 years ago, led to the passage of a landmarks preservation law in New York Citys? Source: NY Times 1963, "Demolition Starts At Penn Station; Architects Picket".
- Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Sekou Doumbouya
- Comment: ALT3 can only be used on October 28.
Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:34, 6 September 2018 (UTC).
This is a well-written, well-researched article, and I see absolutely no obvious or outstanding problems with it! I concur with Eddie891's GA review on 4 September that, while short, validifies the quality of the article. A QPQ is missing, so we shall await that. In addition, I like the premise of the first proposed hook the best, as the idea of pieces of a historic landmark being scattered about a country would be genuinely interesting to readers. However, it needs to be truncated; we don't need to know specific locations, just the premise. My suggestion is:
- ALT4: ... that pieces of the original New York Penn Station have been found in places across the United States?
- – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 01:35, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
- @PhilipTerryGraham: Thanks for the review. I'm fine with ALT4. Also, I'll do the QPQ later today, or tomorrow, when I have time. epicgenius (talk) 13:43, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
- @PhilipTerryGraham: I've done a QPQ. epicgenius (talk) 14:56, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
