Template:Did you know nominations/Wash's Restaurant

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:08, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Wash's Restaurant edit

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Wash & Sons' Seafood Restaurant

~~... that the African-American family-owned and operated Wash's Restaurant (second location pictured) served soul food for over 70 years?~~

ALT1: ... that all the children, grandchildren, and in-laws of the Washington family of Atlantic City, New Jersey were expected to work in the family-owned restaurant (pictured) for $35 a week, plus tips?
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Created by Yoninah (talk). Self-nominated at 21:42, 31 August 2016 (UTC).

ALT1a: ... that the children, grandchildren, and in-laws of the Washington family of Atlantic City, New Jersey were all expected to work in the family-owned restaurant (pictured) for $35 a week each, plus tips? Edwardx (talk) 22:45, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the tweak, Edwardx, but to my ear "all" and "each" sounds strange in the same sentence. Yoninah (talk) 22:54, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

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- ✓ The hook ALT0 is an appropriate length at 118 characters
- ✓ The hook ALT1 is an appropriate length at 180 characters
- ✓ The hook ALT2 is an appropriate length at 185 characters
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Good point, Yoninah. I've moved "all" and "each" - is that any better? Edwardx (talk) 00:21, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes, @Edwardx: I like ALT1a much better. Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:45, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK review:
Y New enough (created & nominated on 31 August), long enough (7787 characters), and within policy.
Y Agree with the above discussion that ALT1a is the best hook. ALT1a is short enough, interesting, and supported by [1].
Y QPQ done.
Y Image is free, used in article, and looks good at low resolution.
Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. Joseph2302 15:04, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

I removed this from p2 because I couldn't confirm the hook - it says children, grandchildren and in-laws were all paid $35 a week but the source only mentions two children who were paid that wage. Gatoclass (talk) 12:36, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: I added another cite from Raheem's book which indicates the $35 wage was standard pay for family members. If you don't think that's specific enough, perhaps we should go with the original hook. Yoninah (talk) 20:16, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

No I don't think that is specific enough Yoninah, and with regard to the other hook, I haven't seen a source that says they sold soul food for the full 70 years of the business' existence. So I'm thinking a new hook will be required. Gatoclass (talk) 15:04, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that Wash's Restaurant (second location pictured) served up soul food dishes to Atlantic City beach-goers by day and nightclub-hoppers by night? Yoninah (talk) 22:31, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Yoninah, could you give me a quote from the source regarding the beach-goers? The reference cites page 83 but the source doesn't have page numbers on it. Gatoclass (talk) 08:54, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Here is the line from Chapter 10:

The morning may have started out slow, but by now Wash and Sons' was packed with couples, singles and families trying to get in a hearty meal before a day at the beach and boardwalk.

Yoninah (talk) 09:05, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

All good now, thanks for your patience. I have been very much enjoying your recent series on clubs and restaurants BTW :) Gatoclass (talk) 09:24, 26 September 2016 (UTC)