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It's better known by the original name, as most famous buildings are.
Uh the photo we currently use looks like it's of a different building this one: [1] which also is supposedly of the AT&T building. Can someone from NYC figure this out? Photo in the link is free to use on Wikipedia by the way. -- W.marsh 00:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
W. marsh's one: [2] is what you might call an AT&T building (on W.B'way, in Tribeca), rather than the AT&T Building (at 57th and Madison). ShankBone is completely wrong: the Lever Building, McGraw-Hill Building, Woolworth Building, Chrysler Building are still all referred to using the name of the original tenant.-- JO 24 ( talk) 11:13, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
This building hasn't been called the AT&T Building for a long time. In five days time I will move it to Sony Building (New York City). Comments on this necessary move to an accurate name are welcome. -- David Shankbone 15:37, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
it's the AT&T building. it always will be. if you attended any art history class in any university you'd realize that the corporate name is only important to the corporation. no one else gives a shit.
The result of the move request was: Withdrawn by nominator in favour of amended proposal. ( non-admin closure) U-Mos ( talk) 23:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
– Page was originally copy-and-paste moved from this title by DavidShankBone in June 2007, despite clear objection at Talk:550 Madison Avenue. Recent sources in article (regarding protests over development in 2017/2018 and its granting of landmark status) indicate that its WP:COMMONNAME remains AT&T Building ( [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]), despite change in ownership over the years. Scholarship and reports concerning its milestone architectural status also naturally use its original name, and it is these that indicate its primary notability (especially as the building currently lies empty). U-Mos ( talk) 00:21, 4 June 2019 (UTC) --Relisting. — Amakuru ( talk) 12:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. EdJohnston ( talk) 01:53, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
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550 Madison Avenue → AT&T Building (Manhattan) – Amended proposal (see above). Article sources indicate WP:COMMONNAME is AT&T Building, but not that it is the WP:PTOPIC. U-Mos ( talk) 23:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
The article could use some references how the 550 building compares with neighbouring buildings in terms of advantages - price of rent, demand, reasons for the shift in demand etc.
Reason: given how popular " minimalism" of cost-effective simple boxes was in 1980's; comapring the 550, the postmodernistic building to its minimalistic neighbours would be a point of interest. Thanks. 81.89.66.133 ( talk) 06:59, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Is the OSM map displaying in like german or albanian or something for others? can we get this in english please? LegalSmeagolian ( talk) 17:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
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New York's
Sony Building (pictured), with its distinctive
Chippendale roof, was originally built by
AT&T as its headquarters, but they no longer needed the space after the
Bell System divestiture? | ||||||||||||
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It's better known by the original name, as most famous buildings are.
Uh the photo we currently use looks like it's of a different building this one: [1] which also is supposedly of the AT&T building. Can someone from NYC figure this out? Photo in the link is free to use on Wikipedia by the way. -- W.marsh 00:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
W. marsh's one: [2] is what you might call an AT&T building (on W.B'way, in Tribeca), rather than the AT&T Building (at 57th and Madison). ShankBone is completely wrong: the Lever Building, McGraw-Hill Building, Woolworth Building, Chrysler Building are still all referred to using the name of the original tenant.-- JO 24 ( talk) 11:13, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
This building hasn't been called the AT&T Building for a long time. In five days time I will move it to Sony Building (New York City). Comments on this necessary move to an accurate name are welcome. -- David Shankbone 15:37, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
it's the AT&T building. it always will be. if you attended any art history class in any university you'd realize that the corporate name is only important to the corporation. no one else gives a shit.
The result of the move request was: Withdrawn by nominator in favour of amended proposal. ( non-admin closure) U-Mos ( talk) 23:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
– Page was originally copy-and-paste moved from this title by DavidShankBone in June 2007, despite clear objection at Talk:550 Madison Avenue. Recent sources in article (regarding protests over development in 2017/2018 and its granting of landmark status) indicate that its WP:COMMONNAME remains AT&T Building ( [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]), despite change in ownership over the years. Scholarship and reports concerning its milestone architectural status also naturally use its original name, and it is these that indicate its primary notability (especially as the building currently lies empty). U-Mos ( talk) 00:21, 4 June 2019 (UTC) --Relisting. — Amakuru ( talk) 12:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. EdJohnston ( talk) 01:53, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
![]() | It was proposed in this section that
550 Madison Avenue be
renamed and moved to
AT&T Building (Manhattan).
The discussion has been closed, and the result will be found in the closer's comment. Links:
current log •
target log |
550 Madison Avenue → AT&T Building (Manhattan) – Amended proposal (see above). Article sources indicate WP:COMMONNAME is AT&T Building, but not that it is the WP:PTOPIC. U-Mos ( talk) 23:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
The article could use some references how the 550 building compares with neighbouring buildings in terms of advantages - price of rent, demand, reasons for the shift in demand etc.
Reason: given how popular " minimalism" of cost-effective simple boxes was in 1980's; comapring the 550, the postmodernistic building to its minimalistic neighbours would be a point of interest. Thanks. 81.89.66.133 ( talk) 06:59, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Is the OSM map displaying in like german or albanian or something for others? can we get this in english please? LegalSmeagolian ( talk) 17:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)