Template:Did you know nominations/New York Savings Bank Building

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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 23:49, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

New York Savings Bank Building

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The New York Savings Bank Building

... that the New York Savings Bank Building, once described as standing out "with especial prominence in its neighborhood", later became a pharmacy? Source: Gray, Christopher (September 13, 1987). "Streetscapes: The New York Savings Bank; Landmark Hearing for 14th St. Building". The New York Times; Chen, Stefanos (April 19, 2019). "Historic Bank Buildings Get a Second Act". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the New York Savings Bank Building later became "The Grand Palais of Rugs" and the "Temple of Food"? Source: Kamen, Robin (March 20, 1995). "Dealer trying to pull rug out from big foes". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 11, no. 12. p. 3; Rozhon, Tracie (December 1, 2004). "A Big Crowd in the Specialty Niche". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that the New York Savings Bank Building later became "The Grand Palais of Rugs" and the "Temple of Food" before becoming a pharmacy? Source: Kamen, Robin (March 20, 1995). "Dealer trying to pull rug out from big foes". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 11, no. 12. p. 3; Rozhon, Tracie (December 1, 2004). "A Big Crowd in the Specialty Niche". The New York Times; Chen, Stefanos (April 19, 2019). "Historic Bank Buildings Get a Second Act". The New York Times.
- ALT3: ... that a carpet store almost did not open in the New York Savings Bank Building because there was to be a subway entrance outside the building's entrance? Source: Howe, Marvine (July 10, 1994). "Neighborhood Report: the Villages; Would 15th Street Be Lost for Lack of a Subway Entrance?". The New York Times.
- ALT4: ... that the New York Savings Bank Building, empty for seven years, was later acquired by a carpet-store owner who saw the building while driving through the area? Source: Kamen, Robin (March 20, 1995). "Dealer trying to pull rug out from big foes". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 11, no. 12. p. 3.
- ALT5: ... that since the 1990s, the New York Savings Bank Building has variously served as a carpet emporium, a market, and a pharmacy? Source: various, including Chen, Stefanos (April 19, 2019). "Historic Bank Buildings Get a Second Act". The New York Times.
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5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:46, 1 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/New York Savings Bank Building; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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: Done.

Overall: ~~QPQ still needs doing.~~ Recommend ALT5 as the hook. Grnrchst (talk) 08:25, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

@Grnrchst: Thanks for the review. I have now done a QPQ. For what it's worth, these hooks are ordered by preference, which means that ALT5 is actually the hook that I thought was least interesting. Ultimately, though, the promoter can choose whichever hook they think is most interesting. Epicgenius (talk) 12:49, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Approved! --Grnrchst (talk) 13:03, 3 May 2023 (UTC)