Template:Did you know nominations/Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903)

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 09:01, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903)

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Luna Park at Coney Island

• ... that during the construction of Coney Island's Luna Park, its owners electrocuted Topsy the elephant? Source: Eschner, Kat (January 4, 2017). "Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas Edison". Smithsonian Magazine.
  • ALT1: ... that during the construction of Coney Island's Luna Park, its owners electrocuted an elephant that helped them demolish the site? Source: Eschner, Kat (January 4, 2017). "Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas Edison". Smithsonian Magazine.
  • ALT2: ... that a year after Coney Island's Luna Park opened with 200,000 light bulbs, the competing Dreamland opened with several times as many lights? Source: Maeder, Jay (March 13, 1998). "Shine on Brightly Old Coney Island, 1904". New York Daily News. p. 39.
  • ALT3: ... that half of Coney Island's Luna Park burned down shortly after it was sold to its operators? Source: "Operating Lessees to Buy Luna Park". The New York Times. August 3, 1944. "Half of Luna Park Destroyed by Fire as 750,000 Watch; Flames Sweep Over 8-acre Area and Cause $500,000 Loss in 1 1/2-hour Battle". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Midsommar
  • Comment: For ALT0 and ALT1, File:Topsy elephant electrocution Luna Park, Coney Island January 1903.png can be used.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 19:47, 14 January 2023 (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: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: good article. Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:59, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review. I've done a QPQ not only for this nomination, but also for {{Did you know nominations/The Brooklyn Tower}} and {{Did you know nominations/Royalton Hotel}}, which you also reviewed. Epicgenius (talk) 18:49, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:58, 21 January 2023 (UTC)