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) 22:02, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
... that the RCA Victor Building(pictured) became the General Electric Building after RCA moved to the RCA Building, later the GE Building? Source: (1) Balfour, Alan (1978). Rockefeller Center: Architecture as Theater. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. p. 19. (2) Hampson, Rick (May 22, 1993). "N.Y. building name changes confusing". Las Vegas Review Journal. Associated Press. p. 13b.
ALT1:... that the facade of the General Electric Building(pictured) was meant to blend in with the adjacent St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church? Source: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 119.
ALT2:... that the General Electric Building's tip contains Gothic tracery with four electric deities atop the roof? Source: same as ALT1
ALT3:... that the RCA Victor Building was only occupied by RCA for two years? Source: (1) "RCA Moving Uptown; Radio Corporation Will Occupy Three Floors at 570 Lexington Av". The New York Times. April 24, 1931. (2) "R.C.A. Chiefs to Move to Rockefeller Plaza; National Broadcasting Co. to Follow Later". The New York Times. June 2, 1933.
Overall: Thank you for this towering achievement of an article - a fascinating read. I personally prefer ALT2 because it would come with a great photo - although all the ALTs are fine. If you could add the photo for ALT2 to this page, that would be very helpful. Storye book (talk) 18:50, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for this towering achievement of an article - a fascinating read. I personally prefer ALT2 because it would come with a great photo - although all the ALTs are fine. If you could add the photo for ALT2 to this page, that would be very helpful. Storye book (talk) 18:50, 24 October 2020 (UTC)