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Did you know... that after the original developer of the Kips Bay Towers sold off the buildings in 1962, his son bought them back a decade later?

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Original shopping center[edit]

@Epicgenius does the April 23, 1961 article from the New York Herald Tribune say the original shopping center had 12 stories? I wasn't sure if this was a typo and supposed to be 12 stores or 1-2 stories; I don't have access to this newspaper so I couldn't check it myself. It looks like the shopping center might have only been 1 or 2 stories tall based on the photos and sketches on the Kips Bay Plaza project page from Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and a 1966 photo of Kips Bay Plaza from Second Avenue that shows the shopping center from the Museum of the City of New York. Transpoman (talk) 04:30, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Transpoman, the source says 12 stores, not stories. My bad; I must have mistyped something. Epicgenius (talk) 04:36, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius thanks for checking this and updating the article! It is helpful to know that it had a dozen stores and wasn't just a bank, cinema and supermarket. One of the other stores in the shopping center would end up becoming the pilot location for a chain of pizza restaurants owned by Rocky Graziano called Rocky Graziano's Pizza Ring. Transpoman (talk) 04:51, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:00, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Kips Bay Towers

... that the exteriors of the Kips Bay Towers were once compared to "a honeycomb standing upright"? Source: Morrison, Harriet (December 9, 1960). "Kips Bay Rooms Have International Theme". New York Herald Tribune. p. 18.
- ALT1: ... that the architect of the Kips Bay Towers, I. M. Pei, was initially advised against designing them? 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. 288.
- ALT2: ... that the architect of the Kips Bay Towers recessed the windows to get more money from the U.S. government, but refused to add balconies in front of the windows? Source: McQuade, Walter (August 1961). "Pei's apartments round the corner" (PDF). Architectural Forum. Vol. 115. p. 109.
- ALT3: ... that the architect of the Kips Bay Towers recessed the windows to get more money? Source: McQuade, Walter (August 1961). "Pei's apartments round the corner" (PDF). Architectural Forum. Vol. 115. p. 109.
- ALT4: ... that after the original developer of the Kips Bay Towers sold off the buildings in 1962, his son bought them back a decade later? Source: Horsley, Carter B. (October 3, 1972). "Zeckendorf Jr. Is Buyer".
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Boswell (clergyman)

5x expanded by Transpoman (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:40, 25 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Kips Bay Towers; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article was more than 5x expanded in the last 7 days (2597b to 21kb). Article is well-sourced, neutral, and copyvio-free. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK; AGF on offline sources. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed and reproduces well at thumbnail size. Morgan695 (talk) 18:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]