Talk:130 West 30th Street

A fact from 130 West 30th Street appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street would have renamed the structure the "Beaver Pelt Building" if it could not be named after its architect?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 15:42, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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130 West 30th Street

... that 130 West 30th Street was originally named after a fur trader who had a box in the same opera house as the building's architect? Source: Gray, Christopher (May 9, 2004). "Streetscapes/130 West 30th Street; 1928 Building Renamed for Its Renowned Architect". The New York Times
- ALT1: ... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street would have renamed the structure the "Beaver Pelt Building" if it could not be named for its architect? Source: Gray, Christopher (May 9, 2004). "Streetscapes/130 West 30th Street; 1928 Building Renamed for Its Renowned Architect". The New York Times
- ALT2: ... that it is not known why 130 West 30th Street, one of only three buildings in New York City with Assyrian motifs, was designed in that style? Source: Kurshan, Virginia (November 13, 2001). 130 West 30th Street (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 4
- ALT3: ... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street decided to convert the building to condominiums because it was a New York City landmark that he could not afford to repair? Source: Haughney, Christine (December 1, 2003). "Residential conversions moving out of downtown". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 19, no. 48. p. 17.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Belmont Historic District (Roanoke, Virginia)
- Comment: I can suggest more hooks if needed.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:14, 22 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/130 West 30th Street; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article was 5x expanded in the last 7 days (1590b to 13kb). Article is adequately sourced, neutral, and only pings on Earwigs for properly attributed quotes. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed and used in the article. Morgan695 (talk) 20:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems: - One minor issue, see comment below

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hello @Epicgenius: and thank you for expanding this article! Before passing, I do have one minor concern with the page, which otherwise looks good in terms of DYK requirements. Could you add a citation somewhere in the article that states that the building is eighteen stories? This is in the lede and infobox, but there's no mention in the actual body of the article citing this. Super minor, I know, but it's the kind of thing I like to look out for, and everything else in the lede seems to be well cited in the body. Once this is settled, I have no problem passing ALT1, which I think is the most interesting. Cheers! Johnson524 20:39, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnson524 and Morgan695: Thanks to both of you for your reviews. I must've forgotten to add a citation for the 18-story detail; this has now been fixed. Epicgenius (talk) 20:48, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius:

Looks good now! Thank you for your high-quality work on Wikipedia: the article was the most enjoyable read on a building I've seen in awhile 🙂 Johnson524 20:53, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]