Template:Did you know nominations/Cartier Building
- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
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Cartier Building
Cartier New York
- ... that Morton Freeman Plant sold his house (pictured) to jeweler Cartier for $100 and a necklace? Source: Dunlap, David W. (April 26, 2000). "Commercial Real Estate; Cartier Spruces Up to Show Off Its Jewels in Style". The New York Times
- ALT1:... that the Cartier Building (pictured) in New York City was purchased in exchange for $100 and a necklace? Source: Dunlap, David W. (April 26, 2000). "Commercial Real Estate; Cartier Spruces Up to Show Off Its Jewels in Style". The New York Times
- ALT2:... that when the Cartier Building (pictured) was designated as a New York City landmark, Cartier officials threw a party, only for the landmark status to be later revoked? Source: "'Landmark' Label At Cartier Building Fought by Owner" (PDF). The New York Times. July 28, 1967. p. 20.; "Harlem Courthouse And 3 Sites Here Named Landmarks" (PDF). The New York Times. August 17, 1967. p. 42.
- ALT3:... that the Cartier Building (pictured), purchased for $100 and a necklace in 1916, was described a century later as a "thing of rational and distinctly Gallic beauty"? Source: Dunlap 2000; Trebay, Guy (September 3, 2016). "Renovation Restores the Luster to Cartier Flagship". The New York Times.
- Reviewed: Charlie Wheatley
- Comment: more hooks pending
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 18:41, 19 June 2021 (UTC).
