Wikipedia:Peer review/Granville Island/archive1

Granville Island

I'm looking to start making some of the articles I've worked on into Featured Articles. I'm starting with this one as I believe it has fair notability and is quite comprehensive. Two things I currently see that could use some work would be a more comprehensive intro with more detail of the island as it is today and a possible minor rework of the history section. Any ideas of how I could go about this and are there any other items I should work on? Should I get more in depth about specific buildings or would that be "encyclopedic"? Thanks. Zhatt 23:19, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

• It can use more images. Try getting one from under Granville Street Bridge that captures that feeling of entering Granville Island (as a pedestrian) with the bridge overhead and giant concrete pillars there and the mix of cars and people everywhere. Another historical photo would be good, too, something that illustrates the blight that afflicted the area before re-development. Also, since it is a geographical place it requires a map.

The introduction really downplays Granville Island's notability. It is perhaps the most successful re-development project in Canadian history. The intro can be re-worked by creating a section the post-redevelopment phase and focusing the intro on a more concise summary of the island in general (including its history). The section on post-redevelopment Granville Island should focus (theme-wise) on this innocuous statement: "The island is very popular with tourists and locals alike." This is why Granville has not turned into a tourist trap. Actually, a better question is WHY hasn't it become a tourist trap. Most other re-development quickly become tourist traps or (horrible disasters). Please note that Granville Island was an urban renewal project by CMHC. You may be able to find some documents from them. This is what they have on their website: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

--maclean25 04:00, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

• For starters, you would need to have a two maps (inset the best option); one showing the detailed view of the place and the other the location of the place is Canada. (The former will suffice though).
• Then you need to have more references. Too few.
• Would prefer that the area of the place be mention right there in the lead. It should also be mentioned why it is called a "peninsula" in the lead too. Work around the word reclaimation in a short sentence.
• glassblowing studio, a printmaking shop, the B.C. Potter's Guild, a luthier, Please do not format inline links this way. Please remove these links. If one of them is notable, wikify the text and create an article.
• Use the non-breaking space &nbsp between a number and its unit. eg. 760,000 m³ = 760,000 m³
• Image:Granville Island 1922.jpg is given to be copyrighted; under US law pre-1923 works are PD (if not renewed). Please check the licence.
• ==Culture=; =Transport=; =Demographics=; =Geography=; =Climate= missing. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:40, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I guess I have a ton to work on. I guess this isn't going to be a featured article for a while. As for the picture, it's from the Vancovuer archives, and I'm not sure if somehow they hold the copyright. I guess I'm going to have to ask them. Thanks again. Zhatt 05:16, 4 October 2005 (UTC)