Template:Did you know nominations/Starrett–Lehigh Building

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:20, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Starrett–Lehigh Building

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The Starrett–Lehigh Building

• ... that at the 19-story Starrett–Lehigh Building, every floor was a first floor because of truck elevators? Source: Blackler, Zoe (March 2011). "Vertical Urban Factory". The Architectural Review. Vol. 229, no. 1369. pp. 92–93.
  • ALT1: ... that at the 19-story Starrett–Lehigh Building, every floor was a first floor? Source: Ouroussoff, Nicolai (April 1, 2011). "The Height of City Manufacturing". The New York Times.
  • ALT2: ... that the Starrett–Lehigh Building, once a freight terminal, mostly accommodated "architects, photo studios and Martha Stewart" by the 2010s? Source: Ouroussoff, Nicolai (April 1, 2011). "The Height of City Manufacturing". The New York Times.
  • ALT3: ... that due to difficulties in constructing the foundation of the Starrett–Lehigh Building, the structure grew from 15 to 18 stories? Source: Davidson, Carlisle (March 1940). "What to See in New York". Skyscraper Management. p. 4.
  • ALT4: ... that though the Starrett–Lehigh Building was completed in 1931, neither Starrett nor Lehigh were involved with the building by 1944? Source: Starrett-Lehigh Building (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 7, 1986.
  • Reviewed: 2023 Saint Petersburg bombing
  • Comment: more hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:19, 6 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Starrett–Lehigh 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: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article. Though, I do think you should do a different QPQ since it does look like there's a possibility of the bombing not being a bolded hook. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Nevermind, both have been approved now. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:59, 9 April 2023 (UTC)