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

Wrigley Field

    Grand Pacific Hotel

      Northern Railway

        Emeryville's Horse Racetrack

          Creative Play Area

          • grand lake
          • kiwanis
          • 1958

          Danielle Mastrion Artist Statement

            Danielle Mastrion Artist Statement "I have always wanted to paint Shirley Chisholm!" This was Brooklyn-based painter and muralist, Danielle Mastrion's response when she was asked to paint the...

            Danielle Mastrion Artist Statement "I have always wanted to paint Shirley Chisholm!" This was Brooklyn-based painter and muralist, Danielle Mastrion's response when she was asked to paint the...

            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 in...

            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

                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 creativity,...

                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 & HARTFORD...

                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 UNDER...

                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...

                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," this...

                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 Brown...

                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

                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

                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

                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