Template:Did you know nominations/American Radiator Building

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:20, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

American Radiator Building

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American Radiator Building

• ... that Raymond Hood designed the American Radiator Building (pictured) with a black-and-gold facade because he thought other buildings' windows looked like waffles? Source: "Black Brick Building for New York City: Daring Departure From the Conventional in American Radiator Company's New Structure". The New York Times. January 20, 1924. p. RE1.
  • ALT1:... that at night, the gold roof of the American Radiator Building (pictured) was lit up to signify a hot radiator? Source: Bagli, Charles V. (January 3, 2003). "Associated Press to Move From Rockefeller Center". The New York Times. Technically the roof is gold-colored, not really actual gold.
  • ALT2:... that the American Radiator Building (pictured) was described by one critic as being "like jazz and the Ku Klux, hard to place"? Source: Johns, Orrick (October 4, 1925). "What the Modish Building Will Wear; Architecture Follows the Changing Styles of Couturiere and Tailor, Reflecting Period That Produced It" (PDF). The New York Times. p. SM11.
  • ALT3:... that the roof design of the American Radiator Building (pictured) was not finalized until most of the steel structure had been built? Source: Hood, Raymond M. (November 19, 1924). "The American Radiator Company Building, New York". American Architect & Building News. 126 (2459): 470.

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5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:01, 12 August 2021 (UTC).

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: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith 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: Article is new enough, long enough, and well sourced. Assuming good faith on paywalled/print sources, the hooks look interesting. No copyvio detected on Earwig, and picture meets all requirements (free, looks nice, in article). The only thing missing is the qpq. BuySomeApples (talk) 01:59, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: I've gotta say I love the photo on this one, very dramatic! BuySomeApples (talk) 02:03, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

@BuySomeApples: Thanks for the review, I really appreciate it. Yeah, it's a pretty distinctive building, so it's hard to miss; it's a shame that the tower is so short. I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 16:06, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! This one's ready now. BuySomeApples (talk) 21:42, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

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