Talk:Paramount Theatre (Atlanta)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by CSJJ104 (talk) 17:35, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that at the time of its construction in 1920, the Howard Theatre in Atlanta was the second largest movie theater in the world, with a seating capacity of 2,700? Source: The City Builder, 1923 The City Builder, 1921
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jewish Indian theory

5x expanded by JJonahJackalope (talk). Self-nominated at 17:26, 9 September 2022 (UTC).

• All DYK requirements look to be done. Expansion is obviously new and large enough. It's well written with refined prose and proper citations. Hook is interesting, falls within format guidelines, and can be verified to the provided sources. It's also funny seeing the 1921 article's praise of the theater and the jabs towards NYC's Capitol Theatre. Great work on this, JJonahJackalope! Best, Bridget (talk) 14:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 20:03, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi JJonahJackalope, I will be reviewing this article. I hope to look at this soon, but feel free to ping me if I haven't posted here in a few days. Epicgenius (talk) 20:03, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Prose, POV, and coverage

Lead:

• It was located along Peachtree Street - Do we know the address? I see an address in the infobox, so perhaps we can use that.
  • Added address.
• Am I understanding correctly that the Howard was renamed the Paramount in 1929?
  • Yes.
• the nickname of the "Broadway of the South". - The text "of the" is unnecessary.
  • Removed "of the"

History:

• The 1 acre (0.40 ha) of land in downtown Atlanta on which the theater would eventually be built was bought and sold several times - The juxtaposition of three verbs (built, bought, sold) is a little awkward.
  • Rephrased sentence to make it sound less awkward.
• On April 17, 1911, Candler sold the land to brothers Forrest and George W. Adair Jr. for $120,000.[2] On March 28, 1919,[3] the Adairs agreed to lease the land to C. B. and George Troup Howard,[2] the latter of whom was a successful cotton merchant. - I personally would rephrase this slightly, as it's somewhat unwieldy to have two sentences in a row begin with a date; however, this is optional. E.g. "The Adairs agreed on March 28, 1919,[3] to lease"
  • Rephrased sentence to sound less unwieldy.
• Prior to the theater's construction, several one-story commercial stores were located on the property.[5] - Immediately prior to the theater's construction?
  • Unsure, the source does not specify, it just makes mention of the buildings.
• with Philip T. Shutze serving as the building's architect - I assume he was a member of Hentz, Reid & Adler. I see that there is an explanatory note below, though it doesn't clarify Shutze's association with the firm.
  • Made note of Shutze's association in the note.
• Throughout the decade, the theater hosted numerous nationally renowned orchestras - Does the source give any examples?
  • The source gives a list of orchestras that performed at a list of theatres in the city, including the Paramount. There is a degree of uncertainty as to which orchestras actually performed at the Paramount specifically due to the phrasing of the source.
• replaced by a 12-story building constructed on its site - The stricken-through phrase is unnecessary, as it is implied that the building was constructed to replace the theater on the same site.
  • Removed stricken-through phrase.

Architecture:

• The theater building covered an area of 90 feet (27 m) by 275 feet (84 m) - Strictly speaking, these are dimensions, not an area.
  • Rephrased sentence.
• Both sides had a frontage - On Peachtree and Ivy?
  • Yes, rephrased sentence to make that clear.
• and the main entrance consisted of an arched opening measuring 35 feet (11 m) tall and 35 metres (115 ft) wide - This is a bit strange. The arch could not have been wider than the Peachtree frontage, which is cited as being 90 feet wide, unless Peachtree wasn't the main entrance, which would contradict the information above.
  • Fixed the Convert template, the latter measurement should have been 35 feet (11 m).

Notes:

• Additionally, a letter written during the time of the theater's construction from Allyn Cox to his mother makes mention of Shutze's work on a theater design that is most likely in reference to the Howard Theatre.[7] Additionally, a 2017 article published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution states that Shutze was the architect for the theater.[9] - I'd reword this, as both sentences begin with "additionally", which is also awkward.
  • Rephrased note to sound less awkward.

The article appears to be written in a neutral point of view. Although the page is short, I don't see any significant caps in coverage. – Epicgenius (talk) 20:23, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

References

I do not see any issues with reference formatting or reliability.

Spotchecks:

• 1 (The City Builder 1933, p. 13.): Verified
• 2 (Garrett 1969a, pp. 350–351.): Verified
• 10 (Trotti 1924, p. 12.): Verified, though for some reason, the corresponding reference in the "Source" section doesn't link to the correct page. However, this is such a minor issue that it doesn't affect the promotion of this GAN.
• 11 (The City Builder 1921a, p. 17.): Verified
• 12 (Jones 1923, p. 26.): Verified
• 19 (The City Builder 1921b, p. 16.): Verified

– Epicgenius (talk) 15:04, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Images and copyright

• The images on this page are appropriately licensed. I recommend that you add alt text to the images, though.
  • Added alt text to the images.
• There are no issues regarding copyright.

– Epicgenius (talk) 20:24, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

General comments

• • Epicgenius, just wanted to reach out to let you know that I have made edits to the article to address your comments in the review. Thank you for beginning this review, and if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 23:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

    Thanks for the quick response. I'll probably review the references by tomorrow, but everything else looks good from my end. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:43, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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