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Plaza Substation

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

    Justus H. Schwab

    Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

    Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

    • justus h. schwab
    • east first street
    • east village
    • lower east side
    • emma goldman
    • ambrose bierce
    • samuel gompers
    • labor activi...
    • social and p...

    Robie Street Reservoir

    National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area to...

    National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area...

    • halifax
    • nova scotia
    • halifax explosion
    • civil engineering
    • water reservoir
    • construction
    • dome

    Lorraine Vivian Hansberry

    Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home in...

    Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home...

    • lorraine hansberry
    • waverly place
    • greenwich village
    • the ladder
    • to be young ...
    • the daughter...
    • robert nemiroff
    • a raisin in the sun

    The Penny Farthing

    The Penny. Where a young Joni Mitchell get her start.  Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

    The Penny. Where a young Joni Mitchell get her start.  Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

    • joni mitchell
    • toronto
    • farthing

    William J. Battle, Professor of Latin and Greek

    Submitted by @pkmonaghan

    Submitted by @pkmonaghan

    • austin
    • texas
    • co-op
    • founder
    • 1896

    Arnold Bakery

    Submitted by @pkmonaghan

    Submitted by @pkmonaghan

    • 1906
    • austin
    • texas

    Hugo Reid Adobe CHL# 368

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

      NEWHALL - Western Walk of Stars

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

        Rue du Bac Plaques

        [Location approximate] Submitted by @Eric_Anceau

        [Location approximate] Submitted by @Eric_Anceau