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

Site of the Fillmore East

Site of the Fillmore East (1968 - 1971)Fans of live rock, folk, and blues music streamed through this entrance during the brief but memorable life of the  Fillmore East. The great concert promoter...

Site of the Fillmore East (1968 - 1971)Fans of live rock, folk, and blues music streamed through this entrance during the brief but memorable life of the  Fillmore East. The great concert...

  • fillmore east
  • second avenue
  • east village...
  • nyc
  • new york city
  • concert prom...
  • the who
  • jimi hendrix
  • the grateful dead
  • jim morrison
  • the doors
  • janis joplin
  • big brother ...
  • the allman b...
  • sly and the ...
  • led zeppelin
  • santana
  • odetta
  • van morrison
  • joan baez
  • neil young
  • fats domino
  • b.b. king
  • ike & tina turner
  • seals & crofts
  • sam & dave
  • chuck berry
  • jefferson airplane
  • the chambers...
  • the mothers ...
  • ravi shankar
  • the byrds
  • fleetwood mac
  • black sabbath
  • jackson browne
  • laura nyro
  • the kinks
  • buddy guy
  • jr. wells
  • leon russell
  • cat stevens
  • blood sweat & tears
  • frank zappa
  • ritchie havens
  • nina simone
  • derek and th...
  • the youngbloods
  • joe cocker
  • elton john
  • chicago
  • chuck berry
  • procol harum
  • country joe ...
  • crosby
  • stills
  • nash & young
  • the incredib...
  • taj mahal
  • steppenwolf
  • linda ronstadt
  • the manhatta...
  • the turtles
  • emerson
  • lake & palmer
  • eric burdon
  • the animals
  • joni mitchell
  • ray charles
  • pink floyd
  • the staple singers
  • vanilla fudge
  • the moody blues
  • johnny winter
  • miles davis
  • buffy saint marie
  • ian & sylvia
  • traffic
  • iron butterfly
  • otis redding
  • grace slick
  • john lennon

Martha Graham

Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)The renowned pioneer of modern dance created radical new dances and rehearsed her company in this building during the 1930s and 40s. Graham also taught in a studio later...

Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)The renowned pioneer of modern dance created radical new dances and rehearsed her company in this building during the 1930s and 40s. Graham also taught in a studio later...

  • martha graham
  • fifth avenue
  • greenwich village
  • nyc
  • new york city
  • martha graha...
  • graham technique
  • 20th century...
  • appalachian spring
  • aaron copland
  • isamu noguchi
  • 1994 documentary

27 Cooper Square

27 Cooper Square In the 1960s, this 1845 former rooming house became a laboratory for artistic, literary and political currents. Writers LeRoi Jones (later Amiri Baraka) and Hettie Jones, their...

27 Cooper Square In the 1960s, this 1845 former rooming house became a laboratory for artistic, literary and political currents. Writers LeRoi Jones (later Amiri Baraka) and Hettie Jones,...

  • 27 cooper square
  • east village
  • nyc
  • new york city
  • leroi jones
  • amiri baraka
  • hettie jones
  • yugen magazine
  • totem press
  • allen ginsberg
  • jack kerouac
  • frank o'hara
  • william s. burroughs
  • edward dorn
  • peter orlovsky
  • archie shepp
  • ornette coleman
  • elizabeth murray
  • beat generat...
  • east village...
  • black mountain poets
  • black arts movement
  • jazz in nyc ...
  • five spot ca...
  • american civ...
  • american civ...
  • 20th-century...

Dickerman-Steele House

Dickerman-Steele HouseThis house was built in 1878, by Edwin Dickerman for his bride Effie Steele. This plaque is in memory of their daughter, Flora, who married Jay Frank Steele. Flora lived in...

Dickerman-Steele HouseThis house was built in 1878, by Edwin Dickerman for his bride Effie Steele. This plaque is in memory of their daughter, Flora, who married Jay Frank Steele. Flora lived in...

    Coffman Swimming Pool

      Jack's Restaurant

      • 1864
      • restaurant

      The Detroit Industry Murals

      The Detroit Industry Murals has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance as the United State's finest modern monumental artwork devoted to industry. ...

      The Detroit Industry Murals has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance as the United State's finest modern monumental artwork devoted to...

      • typo
      • united state's

      Pierre Dugat Home Site

      In 1776 Pierre Dugat received a Spanish land grant for this site, which became his plantation. Indian artifacts found on this site date from 3000 B.C. to about the eighteenth century.

      In 1776 Pierre Dugat received a Spanish land grant for this site, which became his plantation. Indian artifacts found on this site date from 3000 B.C. to about the eighteenth century.

      • louisiana
      • lafayette

      You Are Free

      YOU ARE FREE FROM MAY 1940 UNTIL AUGUST 1945 THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT FOUND REFUGE HERE IN STATION HOUSE Submitted by @invertiert

      YOU ARE FREE FROM MAY 1940 UNTIL AUGUST 1945 THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT FOUND REFUGE HERE IN STATION HOUSE Submitted by @invertiert

      • wwii

      Cuddy & Hughes Pacific Appeal

      CUDDY & HUGHES PACIFIC APPEAL LOCATED ON THE SW CORNER OF SANSOME AND MERCHANT STREETS, CUDDY AND HUGHES PRINTED THE PACIFIC APPEAL, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER THAT SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE...

      CUDDY & HUGHES PACIFIC APPEAL LOCATED ON THE SW CORNER OF SANSOME AND MERCHANT STREETS, CUDDY AND HUGHES PRINTED THE PACIFIC APPEAL, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER THAT SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE...

      • emperor norton

      Kong Chow Temple, Established 1851

      KONG CHOW TEMPLE ESTABLISHED 1851  KONG CHOW BENEVOLENT ASS'N. ESTABLISHED 1854 KONG CHOW BUILDING ERECTED 1977  

      KONG CHOW TEMPLE ESTABLISHED 1851  KONG CHOW BENEVOLENT ASS'N. ESTABLISHED 1854 KONG CHOW BUILDING ERECTED 1977

        Devil's Acre

        DEVIL'S ACRE & BATTLE ROW "The Center of Sin in San Francisco" From the mid-1880s onward, the diagonally cut block bounded by Broadway, Kearny, and Columbus came to be known locally as the...

        DEVIL'S ACRE & BATTLE ROW "The Center of Sin in San Francisco" From the mid-1880s onward, the diagonally cut block bounded by Broadway, Kearny, and Columbus came to be known locally as...

          Terrific Street

          TERRIFIC STREET AND THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT Pacific Ave. between Kearny and Montgomery St. The devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire forever diminished the sordid...

          TERRIFIC STREET AND THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT Pacific Ave. between Kearny and Montgomery St. The devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire forever diminished the...

            Paul Steketee & Sons

            Michigan Centennial Business This plaque is issued by the historical society of Michigan in recognition of   Paul Steketee & Sons   Founded in 1862   For more than 100 years of continuous...

            Michigan Centennial Business This plaque is issued by the historical society of Michigan in recognition of   Paul Steketee & Sons   Founded in 1862   For more than 100 years of...

              The Condor Where It All Began

                Claeys House

                The Claeys House   This elaborate brick and stone house was built in 1936 – 37 for Henry L. Claeys  Mr. Claeys had the well-digging and plumbing supply business which he started in 1904.  In 1920...

                The Claeys House   This elaborate brick and stone house was built in 1936 – 37 for Henry L. Claeys  Mr. Claeys had the well-digging and plumbing supply business which he started in 1904.  In...

                  The Observatory of John Gummere

                  THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE OBSERVATORY OF JOHN GUMMERE (1784-1845) ERECTED ABOUT 1834 Submitted by @KarenLMasters

                  THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE OBSERVATORY OF JOHN GUMMERE (1784-1845) ERECTED ABOUT 1834 Submitted by @KarenLMasters

                  • haverford
                  • observatory
                  • gummere
                  • 1834

                  Charing Cross Station

                  This station was opened on the 15th of march 1886 by the Glasgow City & District Railway, which was the first underground railway in Scotland.   The route, two and a quarter miles in length,...

                  This station was opened on the 15th of march 1886 by the Glasgow City & District Railway, which was the first underground railway in Scotland.   The route, two and a quarter miles in length,...

                    War Memorial Opera House

                    THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE USE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE...

                    THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE USE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE...

                      Jaqueline Diaz

                      Jaqueline Diaz. Much love your boo. Submitted by Alpeware  

                      Jaqueline Diaz. Much love your boo. Submitted by Alpeware

                      • botanical garden
                      • love
                      • birthday