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As of August 18, 2019, 38 articles created or greatly expanded by me have been featured in the Did you know ....? section of the Main Page ...

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Updated DYK query On June 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gomaco Trolley Company, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Updated DYK query On November 22, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United Streetcar, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 15 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United States National Bank Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. National Bank Building (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, features stained-glass windows by Povey Brothers Studio in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States National Bank Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, United States National Bank Building), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 19 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bank of California Building (Portland), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Bank of California Building in downtown Portland, Oregon, has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bank of California Building (Portland). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bank of California Building (Portland)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 15 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sawyer's, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sawyer's, known for making the View-Master, was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of slide projectors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sawyer's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sawyer's), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 17 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a committee of eight Portland, Oregon, residents purchased the Madison Street Bridge in 1891 for over $3.8 million in 2015 dollars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 7 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bell of the First Presbyterian Church (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, was cast from Civil War cannons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 19 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival featured streetcars from cities in Australia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, England, Germany, and Italy (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

DYKs other than creations (by me) or 5x expansions

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DYKs for which I received credit for assisting in promoting an article to Good Article class (and I had also extensively added to, and improved, these articles [or the articles from which they were split] over many years prior to that effort).

On 11 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MAX Blue Line, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Portland's MAX Blue Line (train pictured) was built as a result of freeway revolts in the 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MAX Blue Line. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, MAX Blue Line), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 18 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article NS Line, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Portland's NS Line opened in 2001 as the first newly built streetcar line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NS Line. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, NS Line), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

DYKs for which I was the nominator

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