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A. Mendelson and Son Company Building

 * Symbol possible vote.svg ... that the A. Mendelson and Son Company Building (pictured) is one of the few late 19th-century industrial buildings left on the Albany, New York, waterfront?


 * Reviewed: Hurricane Ella (1970)

Created/expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 18:44, 16 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Article looks fine (expansion and other things seem to be good). Image license seems fine. The hook has more than 200 characters (if "(pictured)" and "..." is excluded, the hook still counts 209 characters). Did not check the citation, as that has to be rechecked anyway if the hook is modified.  Oceanh (talk) 00:50, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I've changed it to an easier one that can be phrased better. Daniel Case (talk) 00:24, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I've changed it to an easier one that can be phrased better. Daniel Case (talk) 00:24, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Hook fact doesn't seem to be cited. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:08, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ Oops, took care of that. Daniel Case (talk) 17:41, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I tried to check the hook fact, but having difficulty accessing the source. Maybe later! --Orlady (talk) 21:36, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It's Java, so I can't open it myself either (I block Javascript on unknown websites) Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:50, 22 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I finally was able to check the source. It's clear that the bulding is on the waterfront. The source says that it was one of 16 similar buildings on Broadway at the beginning of the 20th century, but only this one survives. It also says it's one of the few intact examples of the early 20th century industrial architecture of Albany. However, it doesn't say it is one of the few late 19th-century industrial buildings remaining on the waterfront. For one thing, it's actually an early 20th century building. I suggest an alternative hook:
 * ALT1... that the A. Mendelson and Son Company Building (pictured) on the Albany, New York, waterfront is one of the few intact examples of early 20th-century industrial buildings in that city? --Orlady (talk) 04:29, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I think that is fine, if that is what the source says. I'd have to go the AGF route though. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:14, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It is what the source says, but it's not what the article says right now. I think Daniel Case needs to come back here and take another look at the article, this proposed hook, and the source. --Orlady (talk) 13:12, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I have no problem with that, actually; it's better than anything I've come up with. Daniel Case (talk) 16:43, 23 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg ALT1 only. Tick based on previous review. Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:31, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Before this goes to the main page, the hook fact will need to be explicitly incorporated into the article. ;-) --Orlady (talk) 03:33, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * That's what happens when I get hungry. Done. (Lunch time!) . Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:07, 24 September 2011 (UTC)