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Reviewer: Eddie891 (talk · contribs) 02:12, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

...four. As promised. Eddie891 Talk Work 02:12, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • I think the first para of the lede would benefit from a date range
    •  Done
  • "an annex to both buildings" what buildings?
  • "still-extant previous headquarters" still extant today, or when Singer's building was built?
  • "Contemporary sources describe the" contemporary to what?
    • plus Added
  • "although it subsequently came" any idea when?
    • plus Added
  • " its roof was 612 feet (187 m) tall" it's roof was presumably that high, but not that tall?
    •  Fixed
  • "The narrowness of the setback " what setback?
  • "which was actually interior glass" I'd favor removing 'actually' here
    • minus Removed
  • " or an average of six on each side" an average?
  • "The corner windows of the 36th and 37th stories are" are?
    •  Fixed
  • " builders' belief that German workmanship " which 'builder' is referred to here?
  • "The base used more wood" than what?
    • plus Added
  • " the vaults abutted 26 coupon rooms" I'm not familiar with the term "coupon rooms" can you link or clarify?
  • "white water color while" White water? or do you mean watercolor?
  • " and the observatory was closed" date?
    • plus Added
  • : faster than any other elevator at the time" in the world? what time is being referred to here?
    • plus Added
  • "Despite this, the original Singer Building was completed in early 1898." do we know when construction began?
  • " for a stronger wind-resistant structure" maybe "more wind-resistant"?
    • plus Added
  • " that it would earn $250,000 of rent per year," what is it here?
    •  Fixed
  • "A timber platform" I'm struggling to determine what this refers to here. What would this platform be?
  • "done on February 18, 1907." maybe 'was completed'?
    •  Done
  • "Despite the high wind conditions" maybe just "despite high winds"?
    •  Done
  • "described at the time as" by ?
    • plus Added
  • " were temporarily taken apart in June 1907" I don't follow how if they were taken down and new stories constructed it could be temporary. Were they then rebuilt on top of the new stories?
  • Oh I see now. Ignore the preceding comment
  • "Although it was the world's tallest building, the Singer Building was not the tallest structure in the world; that record was held by the Eiffel Tower, which was 1,063 feet (324 m) tall." might fit better in a note?
    •  Done
  • " in at least two deadly incidents" define 'deadly', perhaps? are we talking loss of life or serious injury or less?
  • " Additionally, in a publicity stunt in 1911" not sure additionally fits very well here, what do you think?
    • minus Removed
  • " later wrote in The New York Times " imo NYT merits a link here
    •  Done
  • Did the public not care about the demolition all that much? Was there any reaction worth noting?
    • There was public outcry to the planning of the demolition, but by the time demolition was underway, it was pretty much too late to save it. As a whole, demolitions of NYC buildings during the 50s and 60s were mostly regarded as something commonplace, so the media didn't cover it that much. Actually, the mere fact that the Singer's demolition was covered in the media at all, suggests that it was important architecturally, since similar buildings didn't have comparable coverage (except the old Penn Station and maybe a few others). epicgenius (talk) 23:28, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • " generating support for skyscraper reform" how so?
    • plus Added
  • "New York Times architectural critic Christopher Gray said " date?
    • plus Added
  • ditto for the other critics
    • plus Added
  • the NEw York Globe might merit a link
    • plus Added

That's prose comments, you know the deal by now (hopefully) Eddie891 Talk Work 21:21, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • not a fan of the formatting for cites 1-3
  • cite 18 as well
    •  Fixed
  • sources are reliable
  • Imgs look good
  • spotcheck is on its way.
  • holding

-- Eddie891 Talk Work 21:25, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.