Template:Did you know nominations/Jacob Riis Park

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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:58, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Jacob Riis Park

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• ... that New York City's Jacob Riis Park contained the world's largest parking lot when it was built? Source: NPS cultural report, page 2•21; NRHP Nomination, page 3.
  • ALT1:... that although New York City's Jacob Riis Park had been proposed in the early 1910s, parts of the park were subsequently developed as a naval air station? Source: NPS historic structure report, p. 40
  • ALT2:... that although New York City's Jacob Riis Park had been proposed in the early 1910s, it remained undeveloped for another two decades? Source: NPS HSR, page 40.
  • ALT3:... that although New York City's Jacob Riis Park had been proposed in the early 1910s, a naval air station took up a large part of the park's land until the 1930s? Source: NPS HSR, page 40.
  • ALT4:...that in the 1980s, to pay for maintenance at New York City's Jacob Riis Park, the National Park Service proposed that developers build an amphitheater and a water park? Source: NY Times 1989. "The plan eliminates a 15,000-seat, performing-arts amphitheater that was originally proposed for Jacob Riis Park on the Rockaway peninsula and sharply reduces a cluster of water rides also envisioned for the mile-long park. The park is part of the Government's sprawling Gateway National Recreation Area, which runs from the New Jersey coast to southern Queens. The National Park Service is seeking to restore the deteriorating Jacob Riis Park by allowing a private developer to build new profit-making attractions in return for his financing of most of the needed renovations."
  • ALT5:...that in the 1980s, the National Park Service proposed that developers build an amphitheater and a water park at New York City's Jacob Riis Park to pay for the maintenance costs there? Source: NY Times 1989.

• Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Global Buddhist Network

Improved to Good Article status by Tdorante10 (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 01:25, 2 May 2018 (UTC).

• Newly promoted article to GA. Well cited article, interesting hook, use of fair images. Also I prefer the ALT 1 hook. QPQ is pending. Please let me know once it is done. RRD (talk) 06:20, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

@Royroydeb: Thanks for the review. I have done a QPQ. epicgenius (talk) 13:19, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Now it is good to go. RRD (talk) 06:11, 3 May 2018 (UTC)