Template:Did you know nominations/Art Deco architecture of New York City
- 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 SL93 (talk) 20:41, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
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Art Deco architecture of New York City
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Illustration by Hugh Ferriss
- ... that the unusual "wedding cake" style of Art Deco architecture in New York City (illustration pictured) is the result of the United States' first citywide zoning laws?[1][2]
- ALT1:... that the densest concentration of Art Deco architecture in New York City (illustration pictured) is in The Bronx?[3]
Chrysler building
- ALT2:... that Art Deco architecture of New York City was typified by the use of new metals, such as the stainless steel and aluminum of the Chrysler Building (pictured)?
- Comment: New article from draft.
Created/expanded by David Fuchs (talk). Self-nominated at 18:33, 28 July 2019 (UTC).
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Overall: 
First of all, the photograph included in the original nomination was not used in the article itself, so I swapped it out for the Hugh Ferriss illustration that is used in the article. Also, note that QPQ does not apply, as this is the nominator's third nomination. Overall, this looks pretty good...my only concerns are the presence of "this section needs expansion" templates and the handful of raw URLs for web sources in the references, which should use the cite web template. Once these two issues are resolved, I'll be happy to pass this nomination. Nice work, David! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing this article!
- Hey Michael Barera, I've expanded out the relevant sections and formatted the raw URLs. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 14:03, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
Looks great to me! Good to go. Michael Barera (talk) 17:58, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
Michael Barera (talk) 22:57, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I came by to promote this, but I wouldn't promote the image because it is fuzzy and dark at thumbnail size. Without the image, though, the first hook doesn't work, and ALT1 is not so hooky for our worldwide audience. Then I look at the article and see a huge amount written on the Art Deco styles, with a stunning lead image of the Chrysler Building. Why don't you write a catchy hook to go with that? Yoninah (talk) 02:04, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
- Yoninah: File:120 Wall Street 2.jpg also demonstrates the style mentioned; Ferris' illustrations are a more interesting a universally applicable example of the concept but I understand the image concerns. Added an ALT2 to consider that could use File:Chrysler building- top.jpg or similar. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 18:05, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you. Reviewer needed for ALT2. Pinging @Michael Barera:. Yoninah (talk) 16:07, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
ALT2 supported by inline citations to offline sources that I'm accepting in good faith. Good to go! Michael Barera (talk) 22:23, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ Messler, Norbert (1986). The Art Deco Skyscraper in New York. P. Lang. p. 79. ISBN 9783820475623.
- ^ Barr, Jason M (2016). Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers. Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780199344376.
- ^ Rosenblum, Constance (2011). Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heartbreak, and Hope Along the Grand Concourse. NYU Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0814777244.