Template:Did you know nominations/Lotte New York Palace Hotel

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 10:51, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Lotte New York Palace Hotel

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New York Palace Hotel

... that after the Helmsley Palace Hotel (pictured) adjacent to the historic Villard Houses was approved, an opponent compared the plans to a human abortion? Source: Mason, Bryant (October 22, 1976). "Estimate Board Approves New Hotel". New York Daily News. p. 107.
- ALT1:... that the New York Palace Hotel (pictured), acquired for $400 million in 2011, was resold for twice that amount four years later? Source: Multiple in article.
- ALT2:... that staff at the Helmsley Palace Hotel (pictured) developed a coded warning system whenever Leona Helmsley was nearby? Source: Pierson, Ransdell (February 25, 1990). "The Queen of Mean; Leona Helmsley's fits of anger terrified her employees so much that they set up a system to warn Palace Hotel staff of her approach". The Gazette. p. F7.
- ALT3:... that before integrating the Villard Houses into the Helmsley Palace Hotel, developer Harry Helmsley twice wanted to destroy the houses' ornate interiors? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. p. 1129. See also Template:Did you know nominations/Villard Houses and its associated image, File:Villard Houses 0632.JPG.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jadran (training ship)
Comment: ~~QPQ pending, more hooks pending.~~ ALT3 is combined with Template:Did you know nominations/Villard Houses.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:48, 7 July 2021 (UTC).

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Epicgenius: Another great article from you. I see no problems preventing this from becoming a DYK. Also lmao at the first hook which is the best. Got to love competition. Jon698 (talk) 20:59, 8 July 2021 (UTC)