Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Collection at Chevy Chase

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The result was no consensus. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:35, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Collection at Chevy Chase

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I'm considering this one controversial enough to give it an AFD. Does not seem terribly notable, and the article is written in a very much peacockish fashion (famous for certain stores?). I question the notability of this. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 18:41, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete (if not speedy A7). It's just a small shop building (from a sat view it appears to be the smallest in the area). East of Borschov 19:04, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:32, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Malls-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:32, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep: I fully expected to find this was just some 'ol little shopping center, but actually its notable as a very high end center, a somewhat novel development concept, and frequently called the "Rodeo Drive" of Washington D.C. Just peruse the load of references I just added (it had none at the time of the nomination -- they are bare URL cites, but can be tidied after AfD ends), it had massive coverage.--Milowent (talk) 04:09, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The Rodeo Drive is not a "white box" but a landmark district. The article is about a recent 11-thousand-meter shopping building. Perhaps it has a long history, perhaps it's an NRHP site, perhaps it has become a social phenomenon, tourist destination etc... then just say so in the article! Tell the world what makes it different from the nearest Walgreens? $150/ft rents [1]? Lucky bastards, they call it high (duh...)! What makes the bunching of the usual LVMH suspects "a novelty"? East of Borschov 04:46, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I already did so in the article in abbreviated form. It only opened in 2005. Its notable because its a high end luxury center that is unique in the area - its not just some run of the mill thing, as evidenced by the massive amount of coverage I found very quickly. Most mega malls don't get this much coverage. So, it easily meets WP:N to me. I hate shopping (though oddly I do enjoy mall history stuff), but even I know Walgreens is not Barney's.--Milowent (talk) 04:55, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Messy article but enough of the sources are substantial third party coverage to meet WP:GNG. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 03:57, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.