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StrijkZeilwerk

This plaque explains about the two signs along the canal, approach the bridge. The first sign is "Strijk zeilwerk", which translates into "lower the sails and mast", the second one is "Stop in 100...

This plaque explains about the two signs along the canal, approach the bridge. The first sign is "Strijk zeilwerk", which translates into "lower the sails and mast", the second one is "Stop in 100...

  • histric signs
  • sailing
  • freight ships

Muyskenweg

A very modern plaque: a tile in the sidewalk with a QR code. It opens an explanatory page of the "Museum van Zuilen", which is dedicated to the history of the community Zuilen, now a neighbourhood...

A very modern plaque: a tile in the sidewalk with a QR code. It opens an explanatory page of the "Museum van Zuilen", which is dedicated to the history of the community Zuilen, now a neighbourhood...

  • qrcode
  • historic street name

San Pablo Tennis Club

    Alyson Shotz - Fathom Points + Compass Bearings

    Alyson ShotzFathom Points + Compass Bearings2012Ceramic tile and stainless steelFabricated by Mosaika Art & Design, Inc.Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...

    Alyson ShotzFathom Points + Compass Bearings2012Ceramic tile and stainless steelFabricated by Mosaika Art & Design, Inc.Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...

    • brooklyn
    • red hook
    • alyson shotz
    • art
    • subway
    • 2012

    Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park Lobby

    Sanders 1928Pavilion 1996Nitehawk 2018Submitted by @lampbane

    Sanders 1928Pavilion 1996Nitehawk 2018Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • park slope
    • movie theater
    • 1928
    • 1996
    • 2018

    Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza

    SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL ARCH GRAND ARMY PLAZA, BROOKLYN DEDICATED 1892ARCH (1889-1892) JOHN DUNCAN, ARCHITECT SPANDREL FIGURES, PUBLIC ORDER AND VICTORY (INSTALLED 1892) PHILIP MARTINY,...

    SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL ARCH GRAND ARMY PLAZA, BROOKLYN DEDICATED 1892ARCH (1889-1892) JOHN DUNCAN, ARCHITECT SPANDREL FIGURES, PUBLIC ORDER AND VICTORY (INSTALLED 1892) PHILIP...

    • brooklyn
    • grand army plaza
    • park slope
    • prospect park
    • 1892
    • john duncan
    • frederick macmonnies
    • howard golden
    • rudy giuliani
    • henry stern
    • 1892
    • 1895
    • 1898
    • 1900
    • 1901
    • 1999

    Hurricane Sandy High Water Mark, Red Hook

    HIGH WATER MARK 5.75 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT A STORM SURGE OF 5.75 FEET TO THIS LOCATION AS INDICATED BY THE RED LINE ABOVE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT...

    HIGH WATER MARK 5.75 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT A STORM SURGE OF 5.75 FEET TO THIS LOCATION AS INDICATED BY THE RED LINE ABOVE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT...

    • brooklyn
    • red hook
    • hurricane sandy
    • 2012

    Louis J. Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier

    LOUIS J. VALENTINO, JR. PARK AND PIER 3.301 ACRES Now surrounded by industrial, residential, and historic buildings, Valentino Pier was once the site of an active shipping industry. In the 1600s,...

    LOUIS J. VALENTINO, JR. PARK AND PIER 3.301 ACRES Now surrounded by industrial, residential, and historic buildings, Valentino Pier was once the site of an active shipping industry. In the...

    • brooklyn
    • red hook
    • louis j. val...
    • park
    • pier
    • 1996
    • 1999

    Glass Field

      Charles H. Wilson Park

        Charles H. Wilson Park (Reverse)

          Pleasanton Sports Memorial

          PLEASANTON SPORTS MEMORIAL DEDICATED AUGUST 1995 TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO GAVE UNSELFISHLY OF THEMSELVES TO PLEASANTON AND ITS SPORTS PROGRAMS. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL "FOR THE GOOD OF THE GAME...

          PLEASANTON SPORTS MEMORIAL DEDICATED AUGUST 1995 TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO GAVE UNSELFISHLY OF THEMSELVES TO PLEASANTON AND ITS SPORTS PROGRAMS. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL "FOR THE GOOD OF THE...

            Leo Villareal - Hive (Bleecker Street)

            Leo Villareal Hive (Bleecker Street) 2012 LED tubes, aluminum, stainless steel Fabricated by Parallel Development Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...

            Leo Villareal Hive (Bleecker Street) 2012 LED tubes, aluminum, stainless steel Fabricated by Parallel Development Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York...

            • manhattan
            • soho
            • subway
            • art
            • bleecker street
            • 2012

            Milton Glaser - Untitled (1986)

            Milton GlaserUntitled1986Porcelain enamel on steelFabricated by Cherokee Porcelain Enamel Co.Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit, MTA New York City Transit, and...

            Milton GlaserUntitled1986Porcelain enamel on steelFabricated by Cherokee Porcelain Enamel Co.Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit, MTA New York City Transit, and...

            • manhattan
            • astor place
            • east village
            • art
            • milton glaser
            • 1986
            • subway

            830 Broadway

            830 BROADWAY THE 830 BROADWAY BUILDING IS AN 11-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND-LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED IN 1897 BY THE PROMINENT ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF CLEVERDON & PUTZEL FOR BUILDER...

            830 BROADWAY THE 830 BROADWAY BUILDING IS AN 11-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND-LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED IN 1897 BY THE PROMINENT ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF CLEVERDON & PUTZEL FOR BUILDER...

            • manhattan
            • noho
            • union square
            • broadway
            • renaissance revival
            • 1897
            • 1898
            • 2019
            • 2020

            832-834 Broadway

            832-834 BROADWAY THE 832-834 BROADWAY BUILDING IS A 10-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND-LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED BY RALPH S. TOWNSEND IN 1896. WITH ITS ORNATE FACADE FEATURING ELABORATE...

            832-834 BROADWAY THE 832-834 BROADWAY BUILDING IS A 10-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND- LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED BY RALPH S. TOWNSEND IN 1896. WITH ITS ORNATE FACADE FEATURING...

            • manhattan
            • noho
            • union square
            • broadway
            • renaissance revival
            • 1896
            • 2019
            • 2020

            49th parallel

              A. W. Ross

              A. W. ROSS FOUNDER AND DEVELOPER MIRACLE NILE VISION TO SEE WISDOM TO KNOW COURAGE TO DO

              A. W. ROSS FOUNDER AND DEVELOPER MIRACLE NILE VISION TO SEE WISDOM TO KNOW COURAGE TO DO

                Hancock Park La Brea Pits

                HANCOCK PARK LA BREA PITS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN DECEMBER 1916 BY CAPTAIN ALLAN HANCOCK WE A REQUEST THAT THE SCIENTIFIC FEATURES BE PRESERVED RECORDED IN THE DIARY OF...

                HANCOCK PARK LA BREA PITS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN DECEMBER 1916 BY CAPTAIN ALLAN HANCOCK WE A REQUEST THAT THE SCIENTIFIC FEATURES BE PRESERVED RECORDED IN THE DIARY OF...

                  Rancho La Brea