A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Bank of Italy

BANK OF ITALY (LATER BANK OF AMERICA) HEADQUARTERS FROM 1908 TO 1921 FROM HERE A.P. GIANNINI LAUNCHED THE BRANCH SYSTEM THAT TRANSSFORMED THE NATURE OF BANKING IN AMERICA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK 

BANK OF ITALY (LATER BANK OF AMERICA) HEADQUARTERS FROM 1908 TO 1921 FROM HERE A.P. GIANNINI LAUNCHED THE BRANCH SYSTEM THAT TRANSSFORMED THE NATURE OF BANKING IN AMERICA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK 

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • bank
  • giannini
  • banking
  • bank

Farnsworth's Green Street Lab

FARNSWORTH'S GREEN STREET LAB IN A SIMPLE LABORATORY ON THIS SITE, 202 GREEN STREET, PHILO TAYLOR FARNSWORTH, U.S. PIONEER IN ELECTRONICS, INVENTED AND PATENTED THE FIRST OPERATIONAL...

FARNSWORTH'S GREEN STREET LAB IN A SIMPLE LABORATORY ON THIS SITE, 202 GREEN STREET, PHILO TAYLOR FARNSWORTH, U.S. PIONEER IN ELECTRONICS, INVENTED AND PATENTED THE FIRST OPERATIONAL...

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • television
  • green street
  • electronics

Rockridge

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area

College Avenue Beautification Project

  • oakland
  • rotary
  • 1969
  • california
  • bay area

Ryukoku University

RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA BRANCH U.S.A. HEADQUARTERS 

RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA BRANCH U.S.A. HEADQUARTERS 

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area

Berkeley Piano Club

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2005 Berkeley Piano Club William L. Woollett, Architect, 1912 The Berkeley Piano Club, dedicated to the performance and study of music, was founded in 1893...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2005 Berkeley Piano Club William L. Woollett, Architect, 1912 The Berkeley Piano Club, dedicated to the performance and study of music, was founded in 1893...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • piano
  • woollett

Volunteer Fire Department of San Francisco

TO COMMEMORATE THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO 1849 - 1866 ERECTED 1933 BY BEQUEST OF LILLIE HITCHCOCK COIT

TO COMMEMORATE THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO 1849 - 1866 ERECTED 1933 BY BEQUEST OF LILLIE HITCHCOCK COIT

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • fire department
  • coit

Union Bank Building

UNION BANK BUILDING 1977 THIS CORNER WAS ORIGINALLY THAT PART OF SAN FRANCISCO ONCE CALLED YERBA BUENA COVE WHOSE SHORELINE WAS ABOUT ONE BLOCK FURTHER WEST AT MONTGOMERY STREET. LANDFILL OCCURRED...

UNION BANK BUILDING 1977 THIS CORNER WAS ORIGINALLY THAT PART OF SAN FRANCISCO ONCE CALLED YERBA BUENA COVE WHOSE SHORELINE WAS ABOUT ONE BLOCK FURTHER WEST AT MONTGOMERY STREET. LANDFILL OCCURRED...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bank
  • fire
  • yerba buena cove
  • yerba buena

Wells Fargo

NEAR THIS SITE, ----------------- WELLS FARGO & CO. BANKING & EXPRESS ----------------- FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS FOR BUSINESS ----------------- JULY 16, 1852

NEAR THIS SITE, ----------------- WELLS FARGO & CO. BANKING & EXPRESS ----------------- FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS FOR BUSINESS ----------------- JULY 16, 1852

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bank
  • wells fargo

Barbary Coast Trail

BARBARY COAST TRAIL  This Plaque Sponsored By Eric and Catherine Lamb

BARBARY COAST TRAIL  This Plaque Sponsored By Eric and Catherine Lamb

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • barbary coast