Template:Did you know nominations/New York State Pavilion

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 00:03, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

New York State Pavilion

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The New York State Pavilion

... that the New York City government once rejected Sidney Lumet's offer to repair the New York State Pavilion while filming The Wiz? Source: Rosenfeld, Neill S. (June 10, 1984). "Old Structures Find New Uses at Queens Fair Site". Newsday. pp. 2, 25.
- ALT1: ... that the New York City government once had to hire mountain climbers to fix a light on the New York State Pavilion? Source: Grace, Melissa (February 8, 2007). "Flush Boss Out of Park, Sez World's Fair Group". New York Daily News. p. 1.
- ALT2: ... that the New York State Pavilion, one of the most popular attractions at the 1964 World's Fair, later stored hazardous waste? Source: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. October 9, 2009. p. 21; Newton, Edmund (July 11, 1979). "Survey Finds More Park Chemicals". Newsday. p. 23Q.
- ALT3: ... that the New York State Pavilion, one of the most popular attractions at the 1964 World's Fair, later became a theater and roller-skating rink? Source: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. October 9, 2009. p. 21; Layton, Preston (August 21, 1972). "Ask City to Get Rolling on a Rink". New York Daily News. p. 307; Chandler, Doug (April 26, 2004). "Queens Theatre in the Park, They Have Their Acts Together, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Playhouse Will Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary With a Gala, and Organizers Plan to Build Upon Its Success". Newsday. p. A30.
- ALT4: ... that Heineken once organized a fundraiser to renovate a floor in the New York State Pavilion? Source: Walker, Ameena (May 4, 2017). "New York State Pavilion fundraising campaign seeks to restore terrazzo floor". Curbed NY
- Reviewed: Quintonil
- Comment: I may propose more hooks later.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 654 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 14:01, 20 May 2024 (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:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I prefer ALT2 as the most dramatic and interesting. All of the hooks check out so up to the promotor which to use. Article went from 1000 to 7,816 words so more than 5x expansion. Lightburst (talk) 14:18, 21 May 2024 (UTC)