Template:Did you know nominations/The Jane

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 Bruxton (talk) 20:13, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

The Jane

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The Jane Hotel in New York City

• ... that when part of New York City's Hotel Riverview became a theater, some people thought the hotel's overflowing toilets and leaky ceilings were part of the show there? Source: "Old Banks Becoming New Theaters; Big, Odd Spaces Feed Appetite for Off and Off Off Broadway". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that when New York City's Jane Hotel was renovated in 2008, its new design was partially inspired by the favorite films of one of its co-owners? Source: Bernstein, Fred A. (February 14, 2009). "Hotel Designs With Cinematic Flavor". The New York Times.
  • ALT2: ... that the Jane Hotel's occupants have included survivors of the sinking of the Titanic and drag performer RuPaul? Source: Barnard, Christopher (November 23, 2022). "One Last Party at the Jane Hotel". The New York Times
  • ALT3: ... that the Jane Hotel, built as a sailors' boarding house, later contained a theater and a ballroom? Source: Various, e.g. Barnard, Christopher (November 23, 2022). "One Last Party at the Jane Hotel". The New York Times
  • ALT4: ... that the Sailors' Home and Institute, once described as "the greatest non-resident club in the world", later became one of New York City's least popular hotels? Source: Crow, Kelly (April 22, 2001). "City Lore; Sailors' Quarters, Once 25 Cents". The New York Times; Shott, Chris (January 22, 2008). "Endgame for Old New York at the Hotel Riverview". Observer.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1943 North Texas Aggies football team
  • Comment: I commented at 2023 New York City parking garage collapse but didn't fully review it.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:07, 24 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Jane; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article as usual. Should nom for GA. Waiting for QPQ. I like all of these hooks but the first is funny and would likely catch peoples eye the most. UPDATE: Giving Epicgenius credit for the work he did on 2023 New York City parking garage collapse - sufficient for QPQ imho MaxnaCarta (talk) 03:57, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the review MaxnaCarta. Nonetheless, I'd like to provide a QPQ anyway, which I will do shortly. Epicgenius (talk) 13:19, 25 April 2023 (UTC)