Template:Did you know nominations/Queens–Midtown Tunnel


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:42, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Queens–Midtown Tunnel

 * ... that at the time of its construction in the late 1930s, the Queens–Midtown Tunnel was the largest public works project in the U.S. that was not being undertaken by a federal agency? Source: NY Times 1936. "...the largest non-federal PWA project in the country." The PWA is American, and the Queens Midtown Tunnel is located in the U.S. (obviously by virtue of being in NYC).
 * ALT1: ... that at the time of its construction in the late 1930s, the Queens–Midtown Tunnel was the United States' largest non-federal public works project? Source: NY Times 1936.
 * ALT2:... that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt not only was present at the groundbreaking of the Queens–Midtown Tunnel, but also made the first vehicular trip through the completed tube? Source: Long Island City Daily Star. "On October 2, 1936, he came to Long Island City and broke ground for the start of the tunnel at a colorful ceremony. [...] Four years later the president came to New York for a one-day campaign tour. In the course of his one-day visit he found time to make the first official transit of the Queens-Midtown tunnel."
 * ALT3:... that the first person to use the Queens–Midtown Tunnel, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was also present at the tunnel's groundbreaking ceremony? Source: Long Island City Daily Star.
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Holocaust Wall Hangings

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:42, 19 April 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Substantial article, on excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. What do you think of something simpler, but with an image?
 * ALT4: ... that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first person to use the Queens–Midtown Tunnel?
 * If you want the groundbreaking also (which seems a bit of a let-down afterwards to me), that fact needs the source right behind it. Suggestions: consider to first describe, then history, then today's traffic. Consider to think about the image placement which looks a bit arbitrary. Do we need a caption for a logo? - Go to GA next! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:17, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. I think ALT4 would be fine, though I don't have an image of FDR using the tunnel, just an image of the tunnel itself (File:Queens-Midtown Tunnel 4.JPG). I appreciate the article suggestions as well. epicgenius (talk) 00:25, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT2-4, prefer ALT4, - let's see what the prep-builder thinks. If you want to nominate the image, go ahead, - II'll watch. It still shows the period, even with a few more modern cars. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:48, 27 April 2018 (UTC)