Talk:Joralemon Street Tunnel

This page says that the tunnel was flooded during Hurricane Sandy, but does not provide a detailed source. This article, Could New York City Subways Survive Another Hurricane? indicates that the tunnel did not flood. 170.28.136.41 (talk) 20:53, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 16:46, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that the Joralemon Street Tunnel had to be partially rebuilt during construction after its ceiling started to flatten? Source: "Construction of the Tunnel Presented Difficult Problems". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 9, 1908. pp. 26, 27.
  • ALT1:... that the Joralemon Street Tunnel was the first underwater subway tunnel between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn? Source: "Historic Structures Report: Joralemon Street Tunnel". National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. February 9, 2006. p. 7.
  • ALT2:... that contractors digging New York City's Joralemon Street Tunnel found the remains of a ship during construction? Source: "Find Old Ship Under Street". Brooklyn Citizen. March 11, 1905. p. 1.

• Reviewed: Cortinarius scoticus

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 19:32, 5 January 2021 (UTC).

• Article was 5x+ expanded in the last 7 days (2057b to 15kb). QPQ has been completed. Article is well-written and adequately cited. No pings on Earwigs for copyvio or close paraphrasing. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK. Morgan695 (talk) 22:49, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 19:47, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Comments

• "pair of tubes" is there a link for this? It just struck me as strange phrasing.
  • Technically this is two tunnels, one each for Manhattan and Brooklyn-bound trains. However, they're almost always referred to as a singular pair. Epicgenius (talk) 21:17, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
• "first subway line" overlinked in the lead.
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• "The tubes were ... The tubes are..." mildly repetitive.
  •  Fixed
• "The tunnels had an outside diameter ' has it changed since construction?
  •  Fixed It has not. Epicgenius (talk) 21:17, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
• "by William Barclay Parsons, chief" overlinked.
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• "in lower Manhattan to" ditto.
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• "south to South Ferry, and then to Brooklyn." and those.
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• "the East River, then" and that.
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• "cost $9 million" inflate?
  •  Done
• "blowout" what's that in this context?
  •  Added
• "Parsons cast blame on the" blamed?
  •  Fixed
• "Borough Hall.[13][59][1] ' order.
  •  Done
• "terminus at 242nd Street or " overlinked.
  •  Removed
• "inundated Lower Manhattan. The" ditto.
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Honestly, this is beyond good already. I struggle sometimes to come up with suggestions to improve, so I'm sorry for the bland and disinteresting comments on this one! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:30, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: Thanks for the comments. I've resolved all of the issues now. It's really no problem (I think reviewers might be staying away from my articles for the backlog review because they're not problematic enough!). After a while, writing good articles tends to become easier. Epicgenius (talk) 21:17, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

I hear you. Anyway, this is done and dusted, passing, good work as usual. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:31, 11 March 2021 (UTC)