Talk:United States Pavilion
Latest comment: 2 months ago by BorgQueen in topic Did you know nomination
 | United States Pavilion is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:16, 25 August 2024 (UTC) Any editor who has not nominated or contributed significantly to this article may review it according to the good article criteria to decide whether or not to list it as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and save the page. (See here for the good article instructions.) Short description: Building in Queens, New York (1964–77) |
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 | A fact from United States Pavilion appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 September 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Did you know nomination
edit- 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 BorgQueen talk 17:34, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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- ... that the United States Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair was once likened to an ice-cream sandwich? Source: Perry, Ellen; Burns, James T. Jr. (October 1964). "The Busy Architect's Guide to the World's Fair" (PDF). Progressive Architecture. Vol. 45, no. 10. p. 232.
- ALT1: ... that just ten years after the United States Pavilion opened, the New York Daily News said "it looks like a bomb hit" the interior? Source: Medina, David (March 17, 1974). "Spirited '76 Aim for Bicentennial at Park". New York Daily News. p. 146
- ALT2: ... that during the 1964 New York World's Fair, police officers used computers at the United States Pavilion to help arrest people? Source: Pascal, John (December 9, 1965). "NY Fair Computer 'Unfair,' to Some". The Austin Statesman. p. A16.
- ALT3: ... that in 1976, there was a proposal to preserve the United States Pavilion by adding it to a national recreation area with beaches and wetlands? Source: "Urge Feds to Expand National Park". New York Daily News. March 31, 1976. p. 554
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co.
- Comment: I can come up with more hooks later.
Created by Epicgenius (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 669 past nominations.
Epicgenius (talk) 17:27, 23 August 2024 (UTC).
I like ALT2, but will have to AGF on it. Article looks to be in great shape; eligible, no signs of copyvio or uncited paragraphs. QPQ checks out. I think we're good to go! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:03, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
