Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plaza del Lago

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The result was Keep (WP:NACD) CTJF83 chat 21:06, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Plaza del Lago[edit]

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Fails WP:CORP. SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:18, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Malls-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep "It is a historic landmark, and is considered the 2nd oldest shopping center" Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:39, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- And unverified. One can claim anything is an historical landmark. That's what caused me to not speedy the article under A7. Now it has to actually produce the goods to substantiate its notability. SchuminWeb (Talk) 00:26, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well the bulk of the thing is sourced to a book which, though obscure, is written by the same guy who wrote Illuminatus!, of all things. While that isn't perfect, it's above average as Wikipedia standards of notability go. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 01:42, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - This book (found with this search) claims the plaza was the reason the area did not 'regain commercial success until the plaza's construction', admittedly not in depth coverage, but it is a claim to WP:N. If I can find that in 10min, I am sure there are more Cites out there. Exit2DOS ^{• Ctrl • Alt • Del} 03:59, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Easy Keep: I've found a slew of sources about this.Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Shopping_Centers#Plaza_del_Lago The article needs work, but this center appears to have a valid claim to being one of the oldest shopping centers in the United States, and it has been the subject of much coverage.--Milowent (talk) 05:44, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I wonder if there is pizza in this plaza. JBsupreme (talk) 08:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm going to No Man's Land. JBsupreme (talk) 08:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Plenty of sources now, easily notable. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 05:29, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I'm not sure about the "historic landmark" qualification, since it isn't listed on the National Register of Historic Places or anything like that, but since a book was written about this specific shopping center and since there are other book references to this, this center looks notable enough. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 20:25, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Multiple book refs.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:19, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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