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Short description: Former public square in New York City

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The Austin J. Tobin Plaza, as seen in 1993.

... that the Austin J. Tobin Plaza (pictured) was destroyed in the September 11 attacks, but one of the sculptures on it survived?

Source: https://projects.voanews.com/ground-zero/

https://www.911memorial.org/learn/resources/digital-exhibitions/world-trade-center-history/world-trade-center-facts-and-figures

https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/sphere-symbol-resilience-and-survival-rededicated-liberty-park

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cosmere Roleplaying Game
- Comment: It would be kind of cool if this could get in by September 11, since it will be the 23rd anniversary of the attacks mentioned in the DYK. (Although I doubt that will actually happen). Also, this is a translated article.

Created by Sir MemeGod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 17:58, 4 September 2024 (UTC).Reply

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Latest comment: 1 day ago2 comments2 people in discussion

@Sir MemeGod, nice work on this article. However, I do think there is more information about the plaza that could be added to the article. There is some mention of the original plans for the plaza in pages 200-201 of this 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. ISBN 1-885254-02-4. OCLC 32159240. OL 1130718M.

In addition, the article doesn't contain a lot of info about the plaza's early history. I haven't checked yet, but some of the news sources on ProQuest (accessible through WP:TWL) might have some more info about the plaza. I'm mentioning these sources as a heads-up, seeing as how you're trying to get this article to GA. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:09, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! I'm still collecting information via The Wikipedia Library, web sources, and I even have a few books that I could use. The more info, the better. I will use that WebArchive source aswell. :) Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 14:12, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

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