Template:Did you know nominations/Hyatt Grand Central New York

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 13:37, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Hyatt Grand Central New York

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• ... that the operator of the Commodore Hotel once hosted a circus, featuring an elephant in the ballroom, to impress visiting hoteliers? Source: "Business: Hotels". TIME. March 4, 1929.
  • ALT1: ... that during the Commodore Hotel's construction, rivets were mailed to the construction site? Source: "By Parcel Post: Steel Rivets Delivered by Mail for the Commodore". The New York Times. April 7, 1918. p. 46
  • ALT2: ... that to receive a US$56 million tax abatement for the Grand Hyatt New York hotel, Donald Trump agreed to sell the hotel for US$1? Source: "Plan Gains to Replace New York's Commodore". Wall Street Journal. May 24, 1976. p. 8.
  • ALT3: ... that the Grand Hyatt New York hotel contained a flying kitchen? Source: Herman, Robin; Johnston, Laurie (January 1, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times. p. 1.23
  • ALT4: ... that the Commodore Hotel's ballroom, originally described as "the largest private ballroom of any hotel in the world", was one of the only parts of the hotel to be preserved? Source: "Vast Transit Links Will Be Beneath Commodore Hotel: Guests Will Experience No Difficulty in Travelling to Places in Greater City". New-York Tribune. May 20, 1917. p. B7; Slesin, Suzanne (August 24, 1980). "Four New Luxury Hotels in the City: Elaborate Decor and Matching Prices". The New York Times. p. R1.
  • ALT5: ... that the Commodore Hotel's ballroom, originally described as "the largest private ballroom of any hotel in the world", was preserved and expanded in the 1970s? Source: "Vast Transit Links Will Be Beneath Commodore Hotel: Guests Will Experience No Difficulty in Travelling to Places in Greater City". New-York Tribune. May 20, 1917. p. B7; Slesin, Suzanne (August 24, 1980). "Four New Luxury Hotels in the City: Elaborate Decor and Matching Prices". The New York Times. p. R1.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Panasonic Senior Partner

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:30, 22 November 2022 (UTC).

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

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: Good expansion! Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:40, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review once again. I've now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 14:39, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Alright, Approving nomination. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:28, 28 November 2022 (UTC)