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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 The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 21:55, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

40 Wall Street

40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street
  • ... that in 1940, 40 Wall Street (pictured) was worth less than its elevators had cost? Source: NY Times 1956
    • ALT1:... that 40 Wall Street (pictured)'s leasehold has been owned by presidents of the Philippines and the U.S.? Source: The Real Deal 2017
    • ALT2:... that 40 Wall Street (pictured) competed with the Chrysler Building for the title of world's tallest building, and ultimately lost the title one month later? Source: Tauranac, John (2014). The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark. New York: Scribner. p. 131.

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 04:20, 11 May 2020 (UTC).


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: First hook preferred. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 18:31, 11 May 2020 (UTC)