Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hampden Theatres

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The result was move to draft space. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:08, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hampden Theatres[edit]

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Non-notable movie theaters. Of local interest only, these buildings are not registered historic places or otherwise historically or architecturally significant. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 22:10, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Is this article about a theatre company, which I suppose might be named "Hampden Theatres," or just the buildings?--Oakshade (talk) 04:14, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The article is about the buildings themselves, which went by the name "Hampden Theatre" and "Ideal Theatre". There is no indication in the article that the theatres were related in any way other than being geographically near each other (although, to be fair, the article is fairly poorly written, and the link between the two theatres might just have been assumed by the writer and never clearly stated). WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:15, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy / Move to draft namespace - While there's a good argument for Theaters in Baltimore, the possibility of using one page's content to start another article on a distinct parent subject seems outside the scope of AfD as I understand it. The question is about what to do with this article about specific theaters/buildings ("Hampden Theaters"), and I don't think it makes sense to keep. That said, I do think it's reasonable to userfy this or move it to the draft namespace to preserve the work/content ("move" implying a possible name/scope change). --— Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 01:28, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy – per Rhododendrites. There's a great nighttime picture of these theaters on a Facebook page cited in the article. They are almost next door to each other. I love these old theaters, but the article doesn't quite make the case for notability. Perhaps after the forthcoming book mentioned in the article comes out. – Margin1522 (talk) 07:56, 24 December 2014 (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.