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| − | * ... that when the National City Bank of New York moved to '''[[55 Wall Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' in 1908, messengers | + | * ... that when the National City Bank of New York moved to '''[[55 Wall Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' in 1908, messengers used satchels to move the bank's $500 million holdings from its old location across the street? <small>Source: Hudson, P.J. (2017). Bankers and Empire: How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean. University of Chicago Press. p. 2</small> |
| − | ** '''ALT1''':... that in the 1990s, '''[[55 Wall Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' could not be easily renovated because it was a landmark, so it was used as a filming location instead? <small>Source: [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/23/realestate/commercial-property-55-wall-street-for-film-makers-least-lemon-becomes-plum.html NYT 1994]</small> | + | ** '''ALT1''':... that the columns for the colonnade of '''[[55 Wall Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' were pulled by oxen along Wall Street? <small>Source: [https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/27/archives/about-new-york-hydraulic-jacks-help-lower-700ton-vault-inside-bank.html NYT 1957]</small> |
| − | ** ''' | + | ** '''ALT2''':... that in the 1990s, '''[[55 Wall Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' could not be easily renovated because it was a landmark, so it was used as a filming location instead? <small>Source: [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/23/realestate/commercial-property-55-wall-street-for-film-makers-least-lemon-becomes-plum.html NYT 1994]</small> |
| − | :* ''Reviewed'': | + | ** '''ALT3''':... that '''[[55 Wall Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' has contained the [[New York Stock Exchange]], the [[United States Custom House (New York City)|U.S. Custom House]], and [[Citibank]]'s headquarters at different times? <small>Source: Various in the "History" section</small> |
| + | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi]] | ||
:* ''Comment'': more hooks later | :* ''Comment'': more hooks later | ||
<small>5x expanded by [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] ([[User talk:Epicgenius|talk]]). Self-nominated at 20:59, 22 May 2020 (UTC).</small> | <small>5x expanded by [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] ([[User talk:Epicgenius|talk]]). Self-nominated at 20:59, 22 May 2020 (UTC).</small> | ||
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- ... that when the National City Bank of New York moved to 55 Wall Street (pictured) in 1908, messengers used satchels to move the bank's $500 million holdings from its old location across the street? Source: Hudson, P.J. (2017). Bankers and Empire: How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean. University of Chicago Press. p. 2
- ALT1:... that the columns for the colonnade of 55 Wall Street (pictured) were pulled by oxen along Wall Street? Source: NYT 1957
- ALT2:... that in the 1990s, 55 Wall Street (pictured) could not be easily renovated because it was a landmark, so it was used as a filming location instead? Source: NYT 1994
- ALT3:... that 55 Wall Street (pictured) has contained the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Custom House, and Citibank's headquarters at different times? Source: Various in the "History" section
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi
- Comment: more hooks later
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 20:59, 22 May 2020 (UTC).
