Template:Did you know nominations/Astor Place station

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:40, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Astor Place station

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Astor Place station entrance

... that the Astor Place station contains a replica of an original New York City Subway entrance kiosk (pictured), which in turn was inspired by summer houses? Source: (1) "New York MPS Astor Place Subway Station (IRT)". Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006, Series: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017, Box: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York, ID: 75313927. National Archives. p. 7. (2) Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Gregory; Massengale, John Montague (1983). New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism, 1890-1915. New York: Rizzoli. p. 443.
- ALT1:... that decorative plaques in the Astor Place station allude to how its namesake, John Jacob Astor, derived his fortune from the beaver-pelt trade? Source: '"Interborough Rapid Transit System, Underground Interior". New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 23, 1979. p. 8
- ALT2:... that the Astor Place station was flooded by a subterranean river after firefighters were extinguishing a blaze at a building above it? Source: Kihss, Peter (July 18, 1956). "Full IRT Service Resuming Friday". The New York Times.

Reviewed: Nick (novel)

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk) and Kew Gardens 613 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 01:04, 9 March 2021 (UTC).

General eligibility:

New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems:

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: ALT3 is most hooky, a really comprehensive article recently expanded to GA. No Swan So Fine (talk) 14:05, 9 March 2021 (UTC)