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Art Deco Bronze Doors

The Art Deco bronze doors at the entranceway to this building originally graced the main entrance of the Toronto Star building at 80 King St. W. from 1929 to 1971. When the Star relocated, the...

The Art Deco bronze doors at the entranceway to this building originally graced the main entrance of the Toronto Star building at 80 King St. W. from 1929 to 1971. When the Star relocated,...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Ouija was Named Here (Obscured by Popcorn Display)

  The site where the Ouija board was named is a Baltimore 7-11, which we celebrate with a plaque behind a popcorn rack.   [location approximate]   Submitted by @justin_fenton 7 minutes ago

  The site where the Ouija board was named is a Baltimore 7-11, which we celebrate with a plaque behind a popcorn rack.   [location approximate]   Submitted by @justin_fenton 7 minutes ago

  • ouija
  • 99pi
  • blumberg

The Bexhill Smuggling Trail

The Bexhill Smuggling Trail   The Sluice   The Star Inn is ancient, probably dating back to the 15th century when Wallers Haven, the artificial channel that links the river Ash Bourne to the sea...

The Bexhill Smuggling Trail   The Sluice   The Star Inn is ancient, probably dating back to the 15th century when Wallers Haven, the artificial channel that links the river Ash Bourne to the...

  • bexhill
  • smuggling
  • sluice
  • england

St. Cecilia School

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

    Fort St. John

    FORT ST. JOHN SPANISH FORT Established by Colonial French in the early 18th century. Rebuilt by the Spanish - 1779 American restoration - 1808 Built to protect New Orleans from attach by way of...

    FORT ST. JOHN SPANISH FORT Established by Colonial French in the early 18th century. Rebuilt by the Spanish - 1779 American restoration - 1808 Built to protect New Orleans from attach by way...

    • lousiana
    • fort

    Old Douglas

    Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

    Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

    • camels
    • confederacy
    • civil war
    • douglas
    • camel

    American Clipper Ship Viking

      1863 - 1966 This tablet rests on a caps-tan from the American clipper ship VIKING which was wrecked on this island on June 4, 1863, being bound for San Francisco, U.S.A. from Hong Kong, China....

      1863 - 1966 This tablet rests on a caps-tan from the American clipper ship VIKING which was wrecked on this island on June 4, 1863, being bound for San Francisco, U.S.A. from Hong Kong,...

      Floyd Springs

      Submitted by Alan Crocker via https://www.instagram.com/p/gF9FXySjfm/

      Submitted by Alan Crocker via https://www.instagra m.com/p/gF9FXySjfm/

      • georgia
      • civil war
      • 1864

      Station Street Municipal Parking Lot

        Submitted by ‏@jqmcd

        Submitted by ‏@jqmcd

      • virginia
      • herndon
      • parking
      • municipal

      Site of Pump House

      Berkeley History Site of pump House Peet Brothers / Colgate Palmolive  In the early 20th century, a thriving manufacturing district grew up in southwest Berkeley. This is the site of a former salt...

      Berkeley History Site of pump House Peet Brothers / Colgate Palmolive  In the early 20th century, a thriving manufacturing district grew up in southwest Berkeley. This is the site of a former salt...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • colgate
      • peet
      • pump

      General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves

      General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves Here on January 2, 1864, Confederate Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves in exchange for their freedom to alleviate a desperate manpower shortage...

      General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves Here on January 2, 1864, Confederate Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves in exchange for their freedom to alleviate a desperate manpower...

      • georgia
      • cleburne
      • slaves
      • civil war

      Grace Bagnato

      Grace Bagnato 1891 - 1950 The Canada of today has been created by thousands of immigrants from every corner of the world. Some of these became leaders in their communities and co-creators of the...

      Grace Bagnato 1891 - 1950 The Canada of today has been created by thousands of immigrants from every corner of the world. Some of these became leaders in their communities and co-creators of...

      • toronto
      • bagnato
      • ontario
      • ward

      Middle Fork of the Vermilion River

      Middle Fork of the Vermilion River Has been established as a state protected river by Illinois statute P.A. 84-1257 And designated as a state-administered component of the National Wild and Scenic...

      Middle Fork of the Vermilion River Has been established as a state protected river by Illinois statute P.A. 84-1257 And designated as a state- administered component of the National Wild...

      • river
      • illinois

      Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion

        Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

        Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

      • lousiana
      • new orleans
      • yankee
      • germany
      • q'master
      • adolf karl g...
      • u-boat

      Dainty, A Schnitzelburg Street Game

      DAINTY A SCHNITZELBURG STREET GAME Introduced to Louisville in 1800 by German immigrants, Dainty is played with a 5" stick, and a 3' stick. The 5" stick is place on the ground, hit wit the...

      DAINTY A SCHNITZELBURG STREET GAME Introduced to Louisville in 1800 by German immigrants, Dainty is played with a 5" stick, and a 3' stick. The 5" stick is place on the ground, hit wit...

      • kentucky
      • dainty
      • schnitzelburg
      • louisville

      Forest Lawn Cemetery

        Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to Michigan in 1824 from New York State.  He purchased 926 acres of land that was incorporated as the village of...

        Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to Michigan in 1824 from New York State.  He purchased 926 acres of land that was incorporated as the village...

        Tourist Buses Crash Memorial, Salar de Uyuni

        EN MEMORIA De las victimas del tragico accidente que sego la vida de trece personas. Este monumento se erigio para suplicar por la paz eterna de estas almas, y como silenciosos ruego por la...

        EN MEMORIA De las victimas del tragico accidente que sego la vida de trece personas. Este monumento se erigio para suplicar por la paz eterna de estas almas, y como silenciosos ruego por la...

        • bolivia
        • tourist
        • buses
        • salt flats

        Chakra Yantra

        Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur. Submitted by @Petramatic

        Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur. Submitted by @Petramatic

        • india
        • jaipur
        • observatory

        Blue Star Memorial Highway

        BLUE STARMEMORIAL HIGHWAY A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Clubs of Golden Foothills District IN COOPERATION WITH California...

        BLUE STARMEMORIAL HIGHWAY A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Clubs of Golden Foothills District IN COOPERATION...

        • california
        • blue star
        • garden clubs

        Chinese Railroad Workers

        ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THIS LOCATION IS THE TRACK OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. IN 1865 THOUSANDS OF CHINESE IN KWANTUNG PROVENCE CHINA WERE RECRUITED TO WORK ON THIS GREAT CONNECTION BETWEEN...

        ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THIS LOCATION IS THE TRACK OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. IN 1865 THOUSANDS OF CHINESE IN KWANTUNG PROVENCE CHINA WERE RECRUITED TO WORK ON THIS GREAT CONNECTION...

        • california
        • railroad
        • china
        • china
        • placer county