Template:Did you know nominations/Park Avenue Armory

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 18:03, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Park Avenue Armory

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The Park Avenue Armory

• ... that the Park Avenue Armory was leased out as an art center because the New York state government could not pay for repairs? Source: Raab, Selwyn (March 1, 1999). "State Will Transfer Control Of Armory on Park Avenue". The New York Times; Pristin, Terry (November 18, 2000). "Arts Center Plan Is Sole Bid to Restore Armory". The New York Times
  • ALT1: ... that at the Park Avenue Armory, antique shows and benefits were hosted next to a homeless shelter? Source: Ramirez, Anthony (June 16, 1996). "New Yorkers & Co.; Black Ties, Tennis and the Homeless". The New York Times
  • ALT2: ... that the drill hall at the Park Avenue Armory, one of New York City's largest column-free indoor spaces when completed, was called a "blank slate"? Source: Seventh Regiment Armory Interior (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. July 19, 1994. p. 9; Passy, Charles (July 16, 2018). "The Park Avenue Armory Offers a Canvas for Larger-Than-Life Productions". Wall Street Journal.
  • ALT3: ... that the Park Avenue Armory, which once hosted a tennis championship for six decades, now hosts avant-garde art? Source: Seventh Regiment Armory Interior (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. July 19, 1994. PDF p. 57; Passy, Charles (July 16, 2018). "The Park Avenue Armory Offers a Canvas for Larger-Than-Life Productions". Wall Street Journal.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Monster Hunter Now
  • Comment: I can add more hooks if desired.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 14:51, 2 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Park Avenue Armory; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• 5× expansion of 23 June 2023‎ version completed from 2,732 characters to 54,373 and nominated two days later. [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=Park_Avenue_Armory No copyvios detected (AGF books and offline refs which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Main hook is 124 characters long (ALT1 is 98; ALT2 is 147; ALT3 is 112); all four are under the 200 character max. limit and are interesting. All refs that verify aforementioned hooks are reliable sources (AGF ref 92 behind WSJ paywall). QPQ done. Image is free under CC BY-2.0. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:32, 2 October 2023 (UTC)