Template:Did you know nominations/Bush Tower
- 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 Desertarun (talk) 07:38, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
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Bush Tower
Bush Tower
- ... that New York City's Bush Tower (pictured), whose volume was compared to an arrow, was intended as a model for skyscrapers in the middle of city blocks? Source: (1) Kimball, Fiske (1928). American architecture. Indianapolis; New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. p. 205. (2) Corbett, Harvey Wiley (1930). "The Bush Building". In Hoak, Edward Warren; Church, Willis Humphry (eds.). Masterpieces of American Architecture. Dover Architecture. Dover Publications. p. 195.
- ALT1:... that the Bush Tower (pictured), near New York City's Times Square, was an attempt at a trade center before the World Trade Center itself? Source: Dunlap, David W. (April 29, 2015). "A Bit of Gothic Flair Returns to a Tower on 42nd Street". The New York Times.
- ALT2:... that the Bush Tower (pictured), once the tallest in Midtown Manhattan, contained manufacturers' showrooms in a concept likened to a museum? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Patrick; Mellins, Thomas (1987). New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars. New York: Rizzoli. p. 546.
- ALT3:... that the Bush Tower (pictured), originally a manufacturers' showroom and Midtown Manhattan's tallest building, later contained a porn theater and was considered for demolition? Source: Depalma, Anthony (May 22, 1985). "About Real Estate; Renewal of West 42d St. Tower Is Nearly Completed". The New York Times.
- Reviewed: Margit Abenius
- Comment: I can propose more hooks if these are not satisfactory
Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:55, 3 June 2021 (UTC).
Substantial article, meeting of GA criteria implicates DYK pass. Article was improved to GA status within 7 days of nomination. No pings on Earwigs for copyvio or close paraphrasing. ALT0 is confusing to me and ALT2 seems bland, but the other two are good. Ping me when you've completed your QPQ and I'll pass this. Morgan695 (talk) 02:43, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
- @Morgan695: Thanks for the review. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 00:27, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
