Template:Did you know nominations/111 West 57th Street
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 18:22, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
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111 West 57th Street
111 West 57th Street
- ... that 111 West 57th Street, one of the tallest buildings in the United States, was legally classified as an "alteration" to the existing 16-story Steinway Hall? Source: (1) Sun, Kevin (May 16, 2018). "Building in the shadows: 3.2M sf of new construction being built with this permit". The Real Deal New York. (2) "Steinway Hall" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 13, 2001.
- ALT1:... that the supertall 111 West 57th Street skyscraper in New York City was legally classified as an "alteration" to the existing 16-story Steinway Hall? Source: Same as ALT0
- ALT2:... that a Steinway piano showroom at 111 West 57th Street in New York City was expanded 2,850 percent to become one of the tallest buildings in the United States? Source: Sun, Kevin (May 16, 2018). "Building in the shadows: 3.2M sf of new construction being built with this permit". The Real Deal New York.
- ALT3:... that a Steinway piano showroom at 111 West 57th Street in New York City was expanded 2,850 percent into a supertall tower? Source: Same as ALT2
- ALT4:... that the 111 West 57th Street tower was nicknamed "Stairway to Heaven" because of the shape of its pinnacle? Source: Mazzara, Benjamin (October 29, 2016). "Inside The Supertalls: 111 West 57th Street". Bisnow
- ALT5:... that the developers of 111 West 57th Street intended for it to become New York City's tallest building constructed with non-union labor? Source: Geiger, Daniel (January 13, 2015). "Nonunion West 57th St. spire aims to shatter record". Crain's New York.
- Reviewed: Los Campitos Reservoir
- Comment: more hooks later
Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 23:23, 30 May 2021 (UTC).
- Epicgenius, Recently listed GA, decent sourcing, and everything else looks good. All of the proposed hooks would work and are sourced in the article, but ALT2 is the best imo. Fine by you? ~ HAL333 23:46, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
- @HAL333: Thanks for the review. ALT2 works for me if you like that the most. Epicgenius (talk) 22:55, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
