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

Firehouse Arts Center

    City of Pleasanton Main Fire Station

      Pleasanton Rotary Park

        In Memory of Jack Pous

          Site of the Pleasanton Cheese Factory 1920-1987 / George Spiliotopoulos 1940-1985

            The Pleasanton Sign

              Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton

                GAY 90'S PIZZERIA

                GAY 90'S PIZZERIA HERE STANDS ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN PLEASANTON, POSSIBLY AS OLD AS 1864. ORIGINALLY A GENERAL STORE, THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN A BAR, BROTHEL, BANK AND UNOFFICIAL...

                GAY 90'S PIZZERIA HERE STANDS ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN PLEASANTON, POSSIBLY AS OLD AS 1864. ORIGINALLY A GENERAL STORE, THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN A BAR, BROTHEL, BANK AND UNOFFICIAL...

                  DISCOVERY OF LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE

                  It was from this section corner on the morning of Sept. 19, 1844 that a U.S. Government survey party set forth to the south as the original survey of Upper Michigan. The party was under the charge...

                  It was from this section corner on the morning of Sept. 19, 1844 that a U.S. Government survey party set forth to the south as the original survey of Upper Michigan. The party was under the charge...

                  • iron
                  • ore
                  • mining
                  • michigan
                  • negaunee
                  • compass
                  • survey

                  George Spiliotopoulos Water Fountain

                    The Greene Garden

                    ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH GREENTHUMB - A PROGRAM OF N.Y.C. PARKS AND RECREATION. PROTECTED AS A PERMANENT PUBLIC GARDEN IN 1999 BY THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND - A...

                    ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH GREENTHUMB - A PROGRAM OF N.Y.C. PARKS AND RECREATION. PROTECTED AS A PERMANENT PUBLIC GARDEN IN 1999 BY THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND - A...

                    • brooklyn
                    • fort greene
                    • garden
                    • community garden
                    • trust for pu...

                    Greene Garden

                    A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND TRUST A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROTECTING LAND FOR PUBLIC USE OUR GARDEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IN 1999 BY: THE TRUST for PUBLIC LAND  ...

                    A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND TRUST A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROTECTING LAND FOR PUBLIC USE OUR GARDEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IN 1999 BY: THE TRUST for PUBLIC LAND...

                    • brooklyn
                    • fort greene
                    • garden
                    • community garden
                    • trust for pu...
                    • brooklyn que...
                    • 1993
                    • 1999

                    LIU Clock Tower

                    The Clock Tower and Chimes Are Made Possible Through the Generosity of European American Bank   Edward Travaglianti Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1995   Submitted by @lampbane

                    The Clock Tower and Chimes Are Made Possible Through the Generosity of European American Bank Edward Travaglianti Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1995   Submitted by @lampbane

                    • brooklyn
                    • fort greene
                    • downtown brooklyn
                    • long island ...
                    • edward travaglianti
                    • 1995

                    P.O. Frank Hennessy

                    IN MEMORY OF P.O. FRANK HENNESSY   THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION & SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE & MERCHANTS OF NEWKIRK PLAZA YOU ARE MISSED   YOUR FRIENDS THE NEWKIRK PLAZA MERCHANTS ASSOC.   Submitted...

                    IN MEMORY OF P.O. FRANK HENNESSY   THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION & SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE & MERCHANTS OF NEWKIRK PLAZA YOU ARE MISSED   YOUR FRIENDS THE NEWKIRK PLAZA MERCHANTS ASSOC.   Submitted...

                    • brooklyn
                    • ditmas park
                    • newkirk plaza
                    • frank hennessy

                    DeKalb Improvisation

                    Stephen Johnson DeKalb Improvisation 2004 Glass mosaic   Fabricated by Franz Move of Munich, Inc.   Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit

                    Stephen Johnson DeKalb Improvisation 2004 Glass mosaic   Fabricated by Franz Move of Munich, Inc. Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit

                    • brooklyn
                    • downtown brooklyn
                    • dekalb avenue
                    • stephen johnson
                    • art
                    • subway
                    • mta arts for transit
                    • franz move
                    • mta

                    LIU Alumni Gate

                    ALUMNI GATE   CONTRIBUTED BY THE GRATEFUL ALUMNI OFLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   DEDICATED JUNE 5, 1959

                    ALUMNI GATE   CONTRIBUTED BY THE GRATEFUL ALUMNI OFLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   DEDICATED JUNE 5, 1959

                    • brooklyn
                    • downtown brooklyn
                    • long island ...
                    • university
                    • 1959

                    Fort Greene Historic District

                    NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION FORT GREENE HISTORIC DISTRICT   FORT GREENE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH UNUSUALLY CONSISTENT 19TH CENTURY DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPED PRINCIPALLY IN THE...

                    NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION FORT GREENE HISTORIC DISTRICT   FORT GREENE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH UNUSUALLY CONSISTENT 19TH CENTURY DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPED PRINCIPALLY IN THE...

                    • brooklyn
                    • fort greene
                    • fort greene park
                    • 1855
                    • 1875
                    • 1848
                    • walt whitman
                    • 1867
                    • frederick la...
                    • calvert vaux

                    Pratt Willoughby Avenue Gate

                    THE WILLOUGHBY AVENUE GATE, MAIN SECURITY BOOTH, AND GRAND WALK WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF PRATT ALUMNA HIROKO NAKAMOTO.   Pratt   Submitted by @lampbane

                    THE WILLOUGHBY AVENUE GATE, MAIN SECURITY BOOTH, AND GRAND WALK WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF PRATT ALUMNA HIROKO NAKAMOTO. Pratt   Submitted by @lampbane

                    • brooklyn
                    • clinton hill
                    • pratt institute
                    • willoughby avenue
                    • hiroko nakamoto

                    Pratt Family House

                    The houses were designed by Hobart A. Walker in Colonial Revival style alternating Amsterdam step gables and Elizabethan half-timber to reflect the mix of Dutch and English heritage in Brooklyn at...

                    The houses were designed by Hobart A. Walker in Colonial Revival style alternating Amsterdam step gables and Elizabethan half-timber to reflect the mix of Dutch and English heritage in Brooklyn...

                    • brooklyn
                    • clinton hill
                    • pratt institute
                    • willoughby avenue
                    • hobart a. walker
                    • colonial revival
                    • elizabethan
                    • 1907
                    • 2017

                    Pratt Samuel Paul Deutscher Gate

                    Samuel Paul Deutscher Gate In honor of His Community Leadership And Lifelong Association with Pratt Institute 1998   Submitted by @lampbane

                    Samuel Paul Deutscher Gate In honor of His Community Leadership And Lifelong Association with Pratt Institute 1998   Submitted by @lampbane

                    • brooklyn
                    • pratt institute
                    • clinton hill
                    • samuel paul ...
                    • 1998