Talk:Plaza Cervantes

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Did you know... that in the early 20th century Plaza Cervantes, then the financial district of Manila, was likened to a scene out of Othello or The Merchant of Venice?

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Public square or street?

@Sky Harbor:, Isn't the subject a street or a public square. It seems at least today its used as a street and the name is a misnomer.Hariboneagle927 (talk) 07:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is a square. Plaza Santa Cruz (the next plaza I'm writing about) is also a square despite being paved over; after all, the trend was to pave the squares over as a sign of "progress" and to add more parking space. Squares don't have to be cut off from the streets they belong to: St. Mark's Square in Zagreb is a square despite merging to the rest of the street. (The supposed restoration of Plaza de Roma would do the same thing, actually.)

That said, Megaworld is supposedly installing gardens as part of their plans to restore the plaza, but nevertheless, it's a square. --Sky Harbor ^(talk) 13:08, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thanks for clearing that up. I didn't know about this until now.Hariboneagle927 (talk) 13:22, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 03:21, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Plaza Cervantes in 1910

... that in the early 20th century, Plaza Cervantes, then the financial district of Manila, was likened to a scene out of Othello or The Merchant of Venice? Source: "The banking center of Manila, built around a dusty plaza in the Tondo district, and consisting of low buildings occupied by offices of shipping and commercial companies, suggests a scene from “The Merchant of Venice” or “Othello.”" (The Great White Tribe in Filipinia, p. 32)

Reviewed: John R. Davis Jr.

Created by Sky Harbor (talk). Self-nominated at 03:21, 17 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough, well referenced, neutrally written, and Earwig finds almost nothing. Source for hook is online, hook is interesting, image is in public domain, and QPQ done. Ready to go. Moonraker (talk) 11:03, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]