Talk:The Knickerbocker Hotel

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July 2, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on December 6, 2006, and August 1, 2021.

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December 6, 2006: Did you know ...that the Knickerbocker Hotel (pictured) in New York City was host to the world-famous opera singer Enrico Caruso who sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" from the window of his room on Armistice Day?
August 1, 2021: Did you know ... that New York City's Hotel Knickerbocker closed after fourteen years of operation and did not reopen for nearly a century?

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the geographic coordinates ara fantaisist (somewhere in Kirghizstan - I found the page thru googleearth in this country). Confusion between East and West ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.225.185.179 (talk) 21:33, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Repaired. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:13, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Information on this page slightly confusing. It saids that it was sold to the Istithmar Hotels (investment group - news source quoted is from 2006). Article also states the investment group plans (open future intention) to convert the building to a hotel. however, the last statement in the article then states that it is owned by the SL Green Realty Corp. Is it owned by the Istithmar Hotels group or the SL Green Realty Corp? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.18.43.225 (talk) 05:22, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 16:51, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Knickerbocker Hotel

... that at the Hotel Knickerbocker (pictured) in New York City, guests would dine while live chicks hatched onto the dining table? Source: Giannotta, Meghan (December 19, 2016). "Secrets of the Knickerbocker: The birth of the martini, more". amNewYork.
- ALT1:... that the deed to New York City's Knickerbocker Hotel (pictured) was once sold for US$1 even though the building was valued at the time at $4.5 million? Source: Oser, Alan S. (June 30, 1976). "About Real Estate". The New York Times.
- ALT2:... that as a condition for a subway station to be built under his property, John Jacob Astor stipulated that a subway entrance be provided to his Knickerbocker Hotel (pictured)? Source: Giannotta, Meghan (December 19, 2016). "Secrets of the Knickerbocker: The birth of the martini, more". amNewYork.
- ALT3:... that the Hotel Knickerbocker (pictured) in New York City, which closed after fourteen years of operation, did not reopen for nearly a century? Source: Various in article. Opened 1906, closed 1920, reopened 2015.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Callimachus

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:48, 3 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

The article was promoted to GA in time, long enough, referenced, neutral and no copyvio obvious. Some sources are behind paywalls and are accepted AGF. The hooks are interesting and sourced. All images used in the article are free. QPQ done. Good to go. Corachow (talk) 10:14, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Epicgenius, I tweaked ALT3 to read "... that New York City's Hotel Knickerbocker closed after fourteen years of operation and did not reopen for nearly a century?" Please let me know if you're not okay with that. 16:54, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]