Talk:Watertown (city), New York

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Writer/Director/Producer Mark Neveldine whom assisted in the making of Pathology(2008), Crank(2006), Biker BoyZ(2004), and the Siege(1996)was born in Watertown, Ny.

references:http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808725260, as well as my High School Sociology teacher Mr.Fitzpatrick(Watertown High School), a relative. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.117.119.148 (talk) 11:51, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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I re-added the line regarding Woolworth and the five and dime, but changed the wording. It is worth keeping in.

FW Woolworth did not open his first store in Watertown, but he invented the five and dime concept while employed at the Smith and Moore Department Store in Watertown. His success with the idea led him to leave Watertown and open his first store in Utica, NY.

Rja141 05:17, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 History, Category and Reference 2 Trivia 3 Editing 4 Recent Events 5 Pixar

[edit] History, Category and Reference

I think the article needs more on Watertown's 19th-20th c. history and significance, as it relates to the development of industry and wealth across the northern states. I have to find the citation, but around the turn of the 20th century, Watertown had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the United States, which shows its wealth. The residents' pride was shown in their ambitious public and private buildings: historically significant Public Square, a park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who did Central Park), and mansions. I have to check the National Register of Historic Places, but know there is more than one Watertown listing on there.--Parkwells 23:17, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Because of this, I added the category: List of Registered Historic Places, Jefferson County, NY, as described in the wiki guidelines for category, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Added internal links for Paddock Arcade and National Register of Historic Places. --Parkwells 19:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC) Also added the Official Website of the NHRP as an External Link. It has a database for searching buildings, districts, sites, etc. --Parkwells 17:27, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

Wikipedia guidelines suggest Trivia should be folded into other sections.--Parkwells 23:17, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing

Got messages from the Wikipedia server while I was working on the article page. It seems to have dropped some items, although at first it looked as if everything was saved.--Parkwells 19:48, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recent Events

These events took place 1 and 2 years ago. Their inclusion doesn't seem in keeping with the encyclopedia approach. They seem included to make fun of some of the attitudes and incidents in the town. I'm not sure if they are significant enough to include and recommend deletion, even if they have temporary "news" interest.--Parkwells 19:48, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Link 2 in Recent Events is no longer available. --Parkwells 21:28, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pixar

The Pixar thing is a total joke and should be deleted. 24.87.56.142 (talk) 00:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)