Template:Did you know nominations/Unity Temple
- 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 SL93 talk 19:37, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
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Unity Temple
Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois
- ... that Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple (pictured) was made of concrete to save money, reportedly making it one of the United States' first major reinforced concrete buildings? Source: Gapp, Paul (March 13, 1992). "Deity of U.S. Design". Sun Sentinel. p. 3E.
- ALT1: ... that after Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple (pictured) was completed, some people, disappointed with its design, likened it to a Mayan ball court? Source: Goodman, Walter (November 10, 1998). "Television Review; A Visionary's Dreams, Disguised as Buildings, Altered the Landscape". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that the contractor who built Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple (pictured) went bankrupt after Wright kept changing the plans? Source: Sokol, David M. (2008). The Noble Room: The Inspired Conception and Tumultuous Creation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple. Top Five Books. pp. 122–123; Schrenk, Lisa D. (2021). The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright. University of Chicago Press. p. 151
- ALT3: ... that in the mid-20th century, a church in Illinois (pictured) attracted international visitors but not local residents? Source: "Unity Universalist Church Opens for 78th Year". Oak Leaves. September 9, 1948. p. 30; "Unity Temple a masterpiece in concrete". Oak Leaves. June 25, 1969. p. 12.
- ALT4: ... that in the 2000s, a church in Illinois (pictured) was in such poor condition, condensation buildups caused rain inside? Source: Kamin, Blair (February 14, 1999). "Crumbling Icons Some of Frank Lloyd Wright's Greatest Buildings Are Falling Apart. But the Bigger Question is: What Can We Do to Save Them?". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
- Reviewed: Tina Leung (stylist) (1 of 2 QPQs)
- Comment: I can suggest more hooks later.
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 699 past nominations.
Epicgenius (talk) 14:44, 10 February 2025 (UTC).
- The suggested wording seems best, although why not word it '...Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple...'. Thanks for your work on this. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:53, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks, I appreciate it. I've made this suggested change to ALT0 through ALT2.
Also putting this icon here so people don't skip over this review. Epicgenius (talk) 15:11, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks, I appreciate it. I've made this suggested change to ALT0 through ALT2.
Phantastic expansion of a landmark building, on its way to GA, on an unbelievable wealth of refs, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I have been told for so many names in hooks that people would not know them that I recommend to link FLW. I also recommend to bring his name sooner in the lead, for those who do known him. The image is licensed, an will hopefully be shown. I believe that - for formality - we still need (pictured) in hooks. In the original hook, I think you can drop "reportedly" because it's no claim to be the first, just "one of the first". I think ALT1 would profit from drastic trimming, such as
- ALT1a: ... that after Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple (pictured) was completed in 1908, it was likened to a Mayan ball court?
- I'd add the year, because it doesn't look that "old" ;) - I'd link the game, because those who don't know FLW may not have heard of the games either. I am no friend of any hook not using the building's name, and am happier anyway with the first 2 ideas. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:26, 13 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review, Gerda. I've added the links as you suggested. I initially excluded the links because I didn't want them to distract from the main hook, but I suppose a promoter would have probably added the links anyway. As for the "pictured" comment, I don't know if the image would be used—if it isn't, then the comment would be removed anyway—but I've added "pictured" to each hook, in any case. ALT1a sounds good to me. Epicgenius (talk) 00:30, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
Thank you! - I added (pictured) to ALT1a also. (I should have written ALT1b, formally ;) - Even if the picture is not taken, it's a little service to add the clause, because it's easier for the promoter to remove it than to add it. Also, while in this case it's clear where it would belong, in other cases it might be ambiguous.) In this case, though, I hope that ALT1a will be chosen (I won't strike the others), and the image would give readers a chance to understand the likening at a glance, or not. They may still be curious how that happened. It seems less needed but still wanted for the original, but I believe that the kind of quirky hook might fit a genius better than first concrete ;) - I hope to see the pic again on a TFA some day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:18, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review, Gerda. I've added the links as you suggested. I initially excluded the links because I didn't want them to distract from the main hook, but I suppose a promoter would have probably added the links anyway. As for the "pictured" comment, I don't know if the image would be used—if it isn't, then the comment would be removed anyway—but I've added "pictured" to each hook, in any case. ALT1a sounds good to me. Epicgenius (talk) 00:30, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
