Talk:Paramount Plaza

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A fact from Paramount Plaza appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 May 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the 48-story Uris Building went into foreclosure just two and a half years after it was completed?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 23:23, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Paramount Plaza

... that the 48-story Uris Building went into foreclosure just two and a half years after it was completed? Source: Horsley, Carter B. (March 1, 1974). "Foreclosure Begun on Midtown Tower; First Such Move in at Least a Decade". The New York Times. For floor count, see Emporis.
- ALT1: ... that in 1974, the 48-story Uris Building was the first new office building in New York City to go into foreclosure in a decade? Source: See above
- ALT2: ... that in 1990, Paramount Plaza had few music-related tenants despite being close to the headquarters of many music-related companies? Source: Dunlap, David W. (January 14, 1990). "Commercial Property: Tin Pan Alley; Rodgers & Hammerstein Is Moving to Broadway". The New York Times.
- ALT3: ... that two Broadway theaters were built in Paramount Plaza in exchange for additional floor area? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. pp. 444–445.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Earlonne Woods
- Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 14:17, 12 April 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All hooks are fine but my least favourite is ALT2 16:09, 16 April 2022 (UTC)