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Short description: Former movie theater in Manhattan, New York

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A fact from Metro Theater (New York City) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Midtown Theater was nowhere near Midtown?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Metro Theater (New York City).

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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 Lightburst (talk) 03:39, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The Metro Theater

... that the company hired to sell the Metro Theater took down its "for sale" signs to avoid confusing potential tenants? Source: Tarquinio, J. Alex (July 9, 2008). "A Landmark Theater in Need of a Sequel". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that a year after people protested the closure of the Metro Theater, the theater closed permanently due to low patronage? Source: Vandam, Jeff (September 26, 2004). "Outside a Once-Cherished Cinema, Rebels Without a Cause". The New York Times; Mindlin, Alex (January 22, 2006). "The Last Picture Show, This Time for Keeps?". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that the closure of New York City's Metro Theater was so little noticed that workers constructing a neighboring building did not know about it until two months later? Source: Mindlin, Alex (January 22, 2006). "The Last Picture Show, This Time for Keeps?". The New York Times
- ALT3: ... that the Midtown Theater was nowhere near Midtown? Source: Robins, Anthony W. (2017). New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture. Excelsior Editions. State University of New York Press. p. 164
- ALT4: ... that the Midtown Theater was converted into a two-screen theater four years after a New York Times critic said it might not be possible? Source: Canby, Vincent (November 7, 1982). "Film View; a Few High Points Glimpsed on the Middle Ground". The New York Times; Midtown Theater (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. July 11, 1989. p. 6
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/T Express

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:47, 20 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Metro Theater (New York City); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: I assumed good faith on Robins (2007). My order of preference is ALT3 (which I wasn't able to verify against the source), ALT2 and ALT 1, but all are approved and I'm happy to leave it to the DYK admin which hook to choose. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:20, 27 July 2023 (UTC) Epicgenius Just the QPQ pending, the rest is all good. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:05, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review BennyOnTheLoose and sorry for the delay. I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 13:18, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. Approving now. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:20, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]