Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Walnut Street (Philadelphia)

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was snowball keep. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 03:44, 21 December 2007 (UTC) Note: Non-admin Closure.

[edit] Walnut Street (Philadelphia)

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I removed a bunch of store names, and boastful POV. Then, I realized that nothing was left to make this street notable. Mikeblas (talk) 03:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Strong keep. This is one of the most prominent streets in Philly (5th largest city in the US), with plenty of cultural as well as historical importance. --krimpet✽ 03:42, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Major street in major city. Other that that, I realized that nothing was left to justify this AfD. Alansohn (talk) 06:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete No sources, no claims of notability and little useful content. Wikipedia is not a street map. Colonel Warden (talk) 09:22, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. No assertion of notability, and doesn't appear to justify a dedicated article. If it merits any mention, would be better within Philadelphia.--Michig (talk) 09:56, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Major street in a very large city. Notable enough. STORMTRACKER 94 13:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Major street in major US city with a long history. There are notable landmarks to mention, see Walnut Street Theatre. Joshdboz (talk) 13:22, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
    • The Walnut Street Theatre is what shows up if you Google "Walnut Street", not the street itself (in this city). If the theatre is notable then it's fine that it has an article. Why does the street need one too? Colonel Warden (talk)
  • Keep While I understand the nominator's reasoning, you could remove the names of the stores from an article about Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, or take references to Saks off of Fifth Avenue in New York, and have "nothing left". As strange as it may seem, the fact that Walnut Street hosts the city's upscale shopping district is notable. There's a reason that retailers pay the high square footage costs to build and lease there. Mandsford (talk) 14:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
    • Your assertion is incorrect. Both Rodeo Drive and Fifth Avenue have notability in their own right as their articles indicate - songs, parades, etc. Within Philly, compare Market Street or South Street for an example of what's needed. The current article doesn't come close to this. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per Mandsford and Alansohn. Major street in a world city. Blueboy96 15:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Could those editors who want to keep this article perhaps add some content to it that indicates why it is notable? I've never been to Philly, and I can't tell from the article why this street is important. Thanks.--Michig (talk) 15:23, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per the other keeps. Significant street in one of the world's historic and major cities. --Oakshade (talk) 02:48, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
  • The street has Independence National Historic Park and Society Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the east, followed by Washington Square (Philadelphia), Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Walnut Street Theatre (825), St. James Hotel (1226-1232), Witherspoon Building (1319-1323 Walnut Street), Philadelphia Stock Exchange (1419-1411), Sun Oil Building (1608-1610), 1616 Building, Rittenhouse Square (also known as Center City West Commercial Historic District), Estey Hall (1701 Walnut Street), Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, and the Walnut-Chancellor Historic District (at 21st). There's even more stuff across the river, too. The current state of this article seems to focus primarily on the shopping, which is unfortunate. I'd recommend keeping this article and including some less fashion-conscious information about it. --Elkman (Elkspeak) 04:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Article in it's current status precludes all debate. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 07:07, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per Krimpet and Mandsford. The article is just not fully developed yet. --Appletrees (talk) 23:31, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - having that number of notable landmarks along it attests to its historical value. Just because WP:N is not yet satisfy to everyones liking, is no readon to delete. Dont forget WP:N is not and never will be official policy. Exit2DOS2000•T•C• 08:53, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Major downtown streets like this in large cities are certainly notable, and the details bear it out.. DGG (talk) 08:31, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Snowball keep. It's a major city street in a major city, with major, well known establishments on the street, making the street notable. Snowball it because there are a vast number of keeps over deletes. --Son (talk) 03:24, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.