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

Remembering Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm  (1924-2005) Unbought and Unbossed Chisholm was born in Brooklyn on November 30h, 1924. She graduated from Brooklyn Girls' High School in 1942 and Brooklyn College cum laude...

  • shirley chisholm

Huchiun Park

    The Game of Change

      Altman Building

      ALTMAN BUILDING ALTMAN DEPARTMENT STORE CARRIAGE HOUSE DESIGNED BY KIMBALL & THOMPSON ARCHITECTS ERECTED 1896Submitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • b. altman
      • 1896

      Restoration of Grand Central Terminal

      The restoration of Grand Central Terminal was driven by the vision, leadership and passion of Peter Stangl, the first President of Metro-North Railroad, and realized through the...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • grand central
      • grand centra...
      • mta
      • metro-north railroad
      • 1995
      • 1991

      Grand Central Terminal - National Railway Historical Society

      GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RAILROAD LANDMARKS THIS TERMINAL WAS OPENED IN 1913 BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN &...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • grand central
      • grand centra...
      • mta
      • metro-north railroad
      • 1913
      • 2013

      Grand Central Terminal - National Civil Engineering Landmark

      NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 1852 GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK SPEARHEADED BY CHIEF ENGINEER WILLIAM J. WILGUS AND CONSTRUCTED...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • grand central
      • grand centra...
      • mta
      • metro-north railroad
      • 1852
      • 1913
      • 2013

      Grand Central Terminal - National Historic Landmark

      GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTRUCTED FROM 1903...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • grand central
      • grand centra...
      • 1903
      • 1913
      • 1976

      The Biltmore Room

      You're in the Biltmore Room, once a popular arrival area for long-distance travelers on the New York Central Railroad. Formerly nicknamed the "Incoming Train Room" and the "Kissing Room,"...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • grand central
      • grand centra...

      Abraham Lincoln Statue - Union Square Park

      ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE UNION SQUARE PARK One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • union square
      • abraham lincoln
      • 1864
      • 1865
      • 1868
      • 1870
      • 1875
      • 1930
      • 1992

      Alan Sonfist - 'The Narrative History of Bellmore'

      Alan Sonfist The Narrative History of Bellmore 1993 Hand-painted porcelain tile Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island Rail RoadSubmitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • bellmore
      • long island
      • lirr
      • railroad
      • art
      • alan sonfist
      • 1993

      James Little - 'Radiant Memories'

      James Little   Radiant Memories   2020   Laminated glass Fabricated by Glasmalerei Peters Studios   Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and Long Island Rail Road   #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • queens
      • jamaica
      • james little
      • art
      • mta
      • 2020

      Mickalene Thomas - 'Untitled'

      Mickalene Thomas   Untitled   2017   Mosaic and glass Fabricated by Miotto Mosaic Art Studio   Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit   #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • sunset park
      • mta
      • subway
      • mosaic
      • mickalene thomas
      • 2017

      Ugo Rondinone: Seven Magic Mountains

        Ugo Rondinone: Seven Magic Mountains