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Saskatoon Pioneers

To the memory of SASKATOON PIONEERS of 1882 Erected by the Saskatoon Old Timers Association 1952   Submitted by: @Saskajanet

To the memory of SASKATOON PIONEERS of 1882 Erected by the Saskatoon Old Timers Association 1952   Submitted by: @Saskajanet

  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • pioneers
  • old timers society
  • 1882

Saskatoon's Broadway Theatre has a parabolic floor

The Broadway Theatre Built in 1946 as Saskatoon's eastside movie house, the Broadway Theatre's smooth, rounded finish and austere detailing are examples of the Art Deco style. Elements of this...

The Broadway Theatre Built in 1946 as Saskatoon's eastside movie house, the Broadway Theatre's smooth, rounded finish and austere detailing are examples of the Art Deco style. Elements of...

  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • broadway theatre
  • art deco
  • crying room
  • parabolic floor

Sidewalk Concrete laying company plaque - Simpson Bros. Corporation 1930

"Trade Mark Reg. Laid by Simpson Bros. Corporation 77 Summer St. Boston" "1930" A combination of 2 plaques indicating the sidewalk concrete company and the year. There other plaques in the same...

"Trade Mark Reg. Laid by Simpson Bros. Corporation 77 Summer St. Boston" "1930" A combination of 2 plaques indicating the sidewalk concrete company and the year. There other plaques in the...

  • sidewalk
  • concrete
  • winthrop ma

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

"Thaddeus Kosciuszko. After servinf as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland. Exiled the General resided in this house from November,...

"Thaddeus Kosciuszko. After servinf as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland. Exiled the General resided in this house from November,...

  • philadelphia
  • pa
  • kosciuszko

On this site stood the George Frederick Beckel House, 1762-1872, where the Marquis de Lafayette convalesced from a leg wound suffered at the Battle of the Brandywine, 1777

The plaque mark the location where stood a farm house owned and occupied by George Frederick Beckel where Marquis de Lafayette convalesced after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777....

The plaque mark the location where stood a farm house owned and occupied by George Frederick Beckel where Marquis de Lafayette convalesced after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777....

  • bethlehem
  • lafayette
  • battle of br...

Elfreth's Alley - one of the oldest street still in existence today

"Elfreth's Alley. An exceptional collec-tion of early American structures, built 1720s -1830s, the alley contained the homes and shops of diverse artisans. Later, working class immigrants lived...

"Elfreth's Alley. An exceptional collec-tion of early American structures, built 1720s -1830s, the alley contained the homes and shops of diverse artisans. Later, working class immigrants...

  • philadelphia
  • pa
  • elfreth's alley

Dhobi Khana -Fort Cochin

This plaque is at the entrance of the Dhobi Khana Public Laundry in Fort Cochin (Kochi). The place is a coop laundry with a building set for ironing laundry, another with "cells" containing a...

This plaque is at the entrance of the Dhobi Khana Public Laundry in Fort Cochin (Kochi). The place is a coop laundry with a building set for ironing laundry, another with "cells" containing...

  • india
  • fort cochin
  • dhobi khana

Fleet City

1943 FLEET CITY 1946SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II, 3,396 ACRES WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN THE U.S.. THREE NAVY BASES SAT ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN AN AREA...

1943 FLEET CITY 1946SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II, 3,396 ACRES WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN THE U.S.. THREE NAVY BASES SAT ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN AN...

  • pleasanton
  • california
  • bay area
  • fleet city
  • shoemaker
  • wwii
  • seabees
  • hospital
  • navy
  • construction...
  • ecv

Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel

Submitted by Peggy Jackson [Location approximate]

Submitted by Peggy Jackson [Location approximate]

  • seattle
  • washington
  • mount baker
  • tunnel
  • civil engineering

Vinny Callan, Jr.

In Memory of VINNY CALLAN, JR.(1947-2002) Dedicated Gardener 4th Generation Eureka Valley "A True San Franciscan"   More about Vinny Callan Jr.'s life here. Submitted by Darren Platt

In Memory of VINNY CALLAN, JR.(1947-2002) Dedicated Gardener 4th Generation Eureka Valley "A True San Franciscan"   More about Vinny Callan Jr.'s life here. Submitted by Darren Platt

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • eureka valley
  • garden
  • gardener