- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 04:47, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
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Hotel Chelsea
The Hotel Chelsea
- ... that during the late 20th century, the Hotel Chelsea's residents could give the owner paintings instead of paying rent? Source: Vadukul, Alex (November 25, 2022). "A Scruffy Guitar Shop Survives the Chelsea Hotel's Chic Makeover". The New York Times
- ALT1: ... that Stanley Bard, who was jealous of the Hotel Chelsea as a child, later managed the hotel? Source: Fleming, Robert (December 11, 1983). "Hotel Chelsea celebrates a centennial of the bizarre and controversial". Chicago Tribune. pp. J8, J9
- ALT2: ... that Stanley Bard, who was jealous of the Hotel Chelsea as a child because his father spent all his time there, later became the hotel's manager? Source: Fleming, Robert (December 11, 1983). "Hotel Chelsea celebrates a centennial of the bizarre and controversial". Chicago Tribune. pp. J8, J9
- ALT3: ... that the Hotel Chelsea was once called "New York's most illustrious third-rate hotel"? Source: Cheshes, Jay (May 25, 2022). "If These Walls Could Talk: The Hotel Chelsea Reopens". The Wall Street Journal.
- ALT4: ... that the Hotel Chelsea was once described as one of New York City's two "Statues of Liberty"? Source: Vowell, Sarah (February 1999). "I'll Take the Room With the Tortured Past". GQ: Gentlemen's Quarterly. Vol. 69, no. 2. pp. 97–100, 102–103.
- ALT5: ... that a headline in The Wall Street Journal proclaimed that if Stanley Bard likes your wife, you'll get a room at the Chelsea? Source: "If Stanley Bard Likes Your Wife You'll Get A Room at the Chelsea". The Wall Street Journal. December 21, 1972. p. 1
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lacy (song)
- Comment: I can come up with more hooks later.
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:12, 23 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hotel Chelsea; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
5× expansion of 13 October 2023 version completed from 10,743 characters to 60,411 and nominated three days later. No copyvios detected (AGF books and offline refs which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Main hook is 119 characters long (ALT1 is 92; ALT2 is 145; ALT3 is 86; ALT4 is 93; ALT5 is 125); all six are under the 200 character max. limit and are interesting. Ref 46 (verifying the main hook) is a reliable source from the NYT (AGF all other refs which are offline or behind paywall). QPQ done. Image is free under CC BY-3.0. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:28, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
