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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 02:02, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
... that the Shelton Hotel, quoted as the world's tallest hotel upon its completion in 1924, was largely forgotten by the 1960s and was nearly torn down? 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. 208; Huxtable, Ada Louise (July 3, 1977). "Architecture View". The New York Times.
ALT5: ... that the Shelton Hotel, originally a men's-only residence, started accepting women because its residents "missed the dash of color"? Source: "Hotel Shelton to Admit Women on Equality With Men: Bachelors Find Eveless Retreat Wearisome and Prevail on the Management to Amend its Rules". The New York Herald, New York Tribune. September 29, 1924. p. 10.
ALT6: ... that the Shelton Hotel, originally a men's-only residence, started accepting women less than a year after its opening? Source: "Hotel Shelton to Admit Women on Equality With Men: Bachelors Find Eveless Retreat Wearisome and Prevail on the Management to Amend its Rules". The New York Herald, New York Tribune. September 29, 1924. p. 10.