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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 Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:54, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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William and Anita Newman Library[edit]

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  • ... that the William and Anita Newman Library in New York City, now part of Baruch College, was originally a streetcar powerhouse? Source: Baruch College Newman Library website. "The Library and Technology building that houses the William and Anita Newman Library was originally constructed in 1894 for the Metropolitan Street Railway Company of New York, then taken over by the Lexington Company, and served as a power station for the City's cable car system."

5x expanded by Tdorante10 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 16:43, 28 May 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Nowhere in the main section of the article is it directly stated with a source that the library used to be a powerhouse - it is only implied. The one mention in the lead is unsourced.
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: As stated above, while the article is new enough, long enough, and free of copyvio problems, the fact mentioned in the hook is not directly stated anywhere in the article other than the lead, where it is uncited. Either a reference needs to be added to the mention in the lead, or the fact needs to be added into one of the main sections of the article along with a reliable source. I prefer the original hook. Philroc (c) 18:32, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

  • @Philroc: Thanks for the review. The "powerhouse" claim sourced to page 4 of this Electric Railroader's Association bulletin: "The powerhouse was located 130 feet east of Lexington Avenue between E 25th and E 26th Streets". The claim is also mentioned in the "History" section of this article. Also in this NY Times Article, "The library occupies the Lexington Building, 151 East 25th Street, built in 1895 as the power station for the Lexington Avenue cable-car line." epicgenius (talk) 22:56, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
  • @Epicgenius: I am aware of the mention in the "History" section; however, it is never specifically stated that the library used to be a powerhouse anywhere in the article, except in the lead. I suggest adding the NY Times article as a reference for this mention. Philroc (c) 23:08, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
  • @Philroc: I have done that. However, the "History" section does mention that the library is located in the former Lexington Building, and it is mentioned that the Lexington Building was a former powerhouse. epicgenius (talk) 23:18, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
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