Template:Did you know nominations/City Investing Building
- 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) 15:43, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
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City Investing Building
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City Investing Building in 1907
... that the City Investing Building, regarded as a "monument to greed", had an estimated 12 acres (49,000 m2; 520,000 sq ft) of rentable floor space?Source: NY Times 2013, NY Sun 1908- ALT1:
... that photographs of the City Investing Building were almost always taken from its northern side because its main facade to the east was too narrow?Source: Gabrielan, Randall (2007). Along Broadway. Postcard History Series. Arcadia Pub. p. 34. - ALT2:
... that the City Investing Building, once one of New York City's largest office buildings, and the neighboring Singer Building were replaced with a tower with twice the combined space?Source: NY Times 2013
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- Reviewed: Krishna Lal Adhikari
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:41, 7 October 2020 (UTC).
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Hook eligibility:
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- maybe (see below)
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Overall: 
ALT0 is the strongest hook here, but I don't think the estimated size of the building's floor space will interest the reader much. I like the text from the article a lot better and would suggest:
- ALT3:... that the City Investing Building (pictured) was regarded as a "monument to greed" due to its sheer size?
If you prefer, ALT1 could also be interesting, I wasn't clear on why photos couldn't be taken from the east side until I read the article text and citation (Along Broadway). Perhaps this was my own confusion or perhaps it could be clearer (shorter)? Let me know your thoughts on either suggestion. Thanks! — CR4ZE (T • C) 14:21, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
- @CR4ZE: Thanks for the review. I think ALT3 could work. I'm also proposing an ALT4 based on ALT1:
- ALT4:
... that photographs of the City Investing Building were usually taken from its northern side because its main facade was too narrow?epicgenius (talk) 14:37, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Just wondering, could "almost always" just be "usually"? Either way, both ALT3 and ALT4 are great. — CR4ZE (T • C) 14:43, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
@CR4ZE: per Rule H2, you cannot approve your own hook, and ALT3 is the best hook. Could another reviewer take a look at ALT3? Yoninah (talk) 19:24, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: it's been nearly a week now and no other reviewer has stepped in. Is there any reason you couldn't have reviewed yourself? — CR4ZE (T • C) 23:53, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
- Well, we have far less editors building prep sets than we do approving hooks. evrik or Kingsif, would you mind taking a look at ALT3? Yoninah (talk) 00:27, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
- Quoted, sourced in article. Source reflects that it was the "sheer size" (no other factors) that got the nickname, because it seemed vague/I doubted it would be that simple. Looks good to me, perhaps as a quirky hook if those are needed, because it is snappy and unusual. Kingsif (talk) 00:32, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
- ALT4:
- @CR4ZE: Thanks for the review. I think ALT3 could work. I'm also proposing an ALT4 based on ALT1:
