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A fact from Brooklyn Savings Bank appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 February 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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"A "grand avenue" leading to the approach of the bridge" Would that be Fulton Street (Brooklyn)? I would have made a piped link if I'd been sure. The bold massing of simple geometrical solids and the recessed entrance under a semi-circular arch are elements of Richardsonian Romanesque that Freeman retained in his new, classicizing vocabulary. It seems awkward not to mention such obvious points: are they not noted in any of the sources?--Wetman (talk) 19:09, 18 February 2010 (UTC)Reply
I'm not familiar with the geography of Brooklyn so I couldn't say whether or not the "grand avenue" referred to would be Fulton St. But it's certainly useful to know there is a link to that street, thanks for that.
As for the "elements of Richardsonian Romanesque" to which you refer, none of the sources mention this, although most of them only mention the building in passing as it no longer exists. The Lancaster ref does mention that the "triumphal arch" was "not unlike the portal to Hunt's Administration Building at the Columbia Exhibition", but that's about it. Gatoclass (talk) 04:00, 20 February 2010 (UTC)Reply
