Talk:Pacific Tower (Seattle)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: The Almightey Drill (talk · contribs) 21:00, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello User:Cptnono, we meet again! I'll look to review this as soon as possible. '''tAD''' (talk) 21:00, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Lead

• I'm a complete outsider to this article. I take it from reading your sources that it is owned by the US government and leased to other entities. If so, should the government be named as its owner in the infobox?

Good question. The Pacific Hospital Preservation & Development Authority was created by a City of Seattle charter. The Washington State Department of Commerce is a primary lesee. I need to reearch some wording on this and circle back. My initial impression is the PBS television affiliates are often owned by "the public" and not a government entity. Need to double check.Cptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

I added the a source from the City of SeattleCptnono (talk) 07:44, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

• Should the various functions past and present of the building be summarised in the infobox under "building type"? Just very brief, like "Medical center", "Commercial headquarters" etc

Fixed?Cptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• You could link Marines to United States Marine Corps

Excellent call. Fixed.Cptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• Link Downtown Seattle

Fixed (moved one instance up from later in the body and linked in the lead)Cptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• I was thinking of linking "the city's skyline" to "Skyline of Seattle", but this redirects to List of tallest buildings in Seattle, of which this building is not one of them. So that can be your decision on whether it is appropriate

It isn't listed but it could be eligible if the list was expanded. "Skyline of Seattle" could reasonably be its own article (previous Sonics log, the stadiums, this building) so I am linking it per your suggestion.Cptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• Should Carl Frelinghuysen Gould and/or Bebb and Gould be mentioned as its designer in the lead?

Yes. Also added the assisting firm.Cptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

History

• Link US Coast Guard, US Lighthouse Service, US Public Health Service

FixedCptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• Make a reference linking to the "History" tab on the website, where some of the information is from

AddedCptnono (talk) 07:44, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

• Link King County, Washington

FixedCptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• Link Medicaid and Seattle Children's

FixedCptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• From the source, all federal hospitals were shut down in 1981, so I think the sentence should be re-written to show that they all shut down

Fixed

• Link American Institute of Architects

FixedCptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/6459/ Amazon's rent was $1.5 million. Notable for the article

Added

• 30 year lease -> 30-year lease

FixedCptnono (talk) 06:37, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• Link the first mention of The Seattle Times, in uniform with what you have done to the names of other sources

FixedCptnono (talk) 06:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Design

• I can't find the word "iconic" in the source saying it was called that, nor that it was listed in 1979. Have you cited the wrong reference?

Removed. I've seen the term somewhere but can probably do better with the recent Seattle Landmark source. Cptnono (talk) 07:52, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

• Link Bebb and Gould

Fixed

External links

• I'm trying to find a page relating to its national listed status, which is proving fruitless. Has the website even included it? http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/seattle/seatlist.htm
• http://www.hpdb.org/44636?tab=documentation there's this but it looks unofficial

Fixed

Thanks for the thorough review! There are a few things I need to take a deeper stab at. I should have it complete pretty quick.Cptnono (talk) 06:35, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

I removed some lines about funding that seemed a little promotional and off-topic to me. I added some history and design. I want to take another crack at the later still. The only thing that is really bothering me is the national status. I found a nomination form that looks to be approved[1] and have seen a couple sources. I'm still trying to find it on the main government page, though. Should have it figured out by the weekend.Cptnono (talk) 07:49, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

National Register is now good. The pdf linked earlier was searchabe via a massive Excel spreadsheet on their page. It was niminated and entered in 1079.Cptnono (talk) 06:52, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

• I'm passing this article now, sufficient clarifications have been made. '''tAD''' (talk) 14:41, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

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