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

Béatrice Coron, "Bronx Literature"

Béatrice Coron Bronx Literature 2006 Faceted Glass Fabricated by Wiles Hauser Architectural Glass Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and MTA New York City Transit   Submitted by @lampbane

Béatrice Coron Bronx Literature 2006 Faceted Glass Fabricated by Wiles Hauser Architectural Glass Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and MTA New York City Transit   Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • bronx
  • subway
  • beatrice coron
  • art
  • mta

Msgr. Thomas C. Clancy

THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION TO THE SACRED PRIESTHOOD OF MSGR. THOMAS C. CLANCY APRIL 3, 1945-1995 DURING HIS MINISTRY AS PASTOR OF THIS PARISH, OUR CHURCH...

THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION TO THE SACRED PRIESTHOOD OF MSGR. THOMAS C. CLANCY APRIL 3, 1945-1995 DURING HIS MINISTRY AS PASTOR OF THIS PARISH, OUR...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bergen beach
  • church
  • thomas clancy
  • 1945
  • 1995
  • 1989

Fr. Michael J. McGivney

Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Founder of the Knights of Columbus, is placed here In Honor of Grand Knight John J. McCarthy and all members of the St. Bernard Knights of Columbus. for their constant...

Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Founder of the Knights of Columbus, is placed here In Honor of Grand Knight John J. McCarthy and all members of the St. Bernard Knights of Columbus. for their...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bergen beach
  • church
  • knights of columbus
  • john j. mccarthy
  • michael j. mcgivney
  • 2016

West 83rd Street Kiosk, NYC

Plaque on a kiosk that displays local artists. A Brief History of the KioskOriginally built in the 1970 of cardboard, lumber and a plastic dome by architect Roger Bartels of the West 83rd Street...

Plaque on a kiosk that displays local artists. A Brief History of the KioskOriginally built in the 1970 of cardboard, lumber and a plastic dome by architect Roger Bartels of the West 83rd...

  • art
  • kiosk
  • 83rd street
  • cylindrical gallery
  • gregory singer
  • mickey mantle school

Septuagesimo Uno

SEPTUAGESIMO UNO .04 ACRE Septuagesimo Uno (meaning seventy-one in Latin) is located on 71st Street between West End and Amsterdam Avenues. This parkland lies within the area settled following the...

SEPTUAGESIMO UNO .04 ACRE Septuagesimo Uno (meaning seventy-one in Latin) is located on 71st Street between West End and Amsterdam Avenues. This parkland lies within the area settled following the...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • park
  • john v. lindsay
  • 1811
  • 1969
  • 1981

Living Memorial Grove

This grove pays tribute to the Queens victims of the World Trade Center attacks. Though they are no longer with us, they will remain forever in our hearts. NYC Parks Submitted by @lampbane

This grove pays tribute to the Queens victims of the World Trade Center attacks. Though they are no longer with us, they will remain forever in our hearts. NYC Parks Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • queens
  • 9/11
  • september 11th
  • 2001
  • memorial
  • trees
  • park
  • grove

The Fairgrounds at Stanley Park

    Church of San Agustin

    Submitted by @JeromeWignall

    Submitted by @JeromeWignall

      Harry Agganis Square

        This plaque was a new edition of East Lynn and was made in 2021, it is so new that google maps do not show the proper location. All though the marker is in the middle of a four-way, the plaque...

        This plaque was a new edition of East Lynn and was made in 2021, it is so new that google maps do not show the proper location. All though the marker is in the middle of a four-way, the...

        Herman Melville

        Herman Melville The American Author resided from 1863 - 1891 at this site 104 East 26th Street where he wrote Billy Budd among other worksSubmitted by Erik Lander

        Herman Melville The American Author resided from 1863 - 1891 at this site 104 East 26th Street where he wrote Billy Budd among other worksSubmitted by Erik Lander

          Ester Armstrong

            El Paso International Airport Terminal Consolidated Security Checkpoint

              Thank You To Those Who Made This Memorial Possible

                JOHN WINTHROP JR, BLAST FURNACE

                JOHN WINTHROP, JR. BLAST FURNACE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METALS IN 1644,JOHN WINTHROP JR, BUILT THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BLAST IRON FURNACE IN AMERICA AT...

                JOHN WINTHROP, JR. BLAST FURNACE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METALS IN 1644,JOHN WINTHROP JR, BUILT THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BLAST IRON FURNACE IN AMERICA AT...

                  Bunkie Depot Museum

                  The Texas and Pacific Railway established a station on the main line at Bunkie in 1882. The current depot, built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the only...

                  The Texas and Pacific Railway established a station on the main line at Bunkie in 1882. The current depot, built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the...

                  • louisiana
                  • bunkie
                  • avoyelles parish
                  • railroad
                  • jefferson highway

                  Junction City

                  Founded 1894at the junction of2 states, 1 county,2 parishes,and 3 congressional districts.

                  Founded 1894at the junction of2 states, 1 county,2 parishes,and 3 congressional districts.

                  • arkansas
                  • louisiana

                  Old Rapides Cemetery

                  As settlers moved into central Louisiana in the mid-1700s, thecolonial Spanish government established a post named El Rapido, alsocalled Poste du Rapide by local French settlers.During the same...

                  As settlers moved into central Louisiana in the mid-1700s, thecolonial Spanish government established a post named El Rapido, alsocalled Poste du Rapide by local French settlers.During the same...

                  • louisiana
                  • pineville
                  • cemetery
                  • rapides parish

                  St. John The Baptist Cemetery

                  ST. JOHN the BAPTIST CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1772WELCOME TO THIS HOLY PLACE.THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY IS THE LAST RESTINGPLACE OF THE BODIES OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTEDAWAITING REUNION WITH THEIR SOULS AT...

                  ST. JOHN the BAPTIST CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1772WELCOME TO THIS HOLY PLACE.THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY IS THE LAST RESTINGPLACE OF THE BODIES OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTEDAWAITING REUNION WITH THEIR SOULS AT...

                  • louisiana
                  • cemetery
                  • catholic
                  • new orleans

                  Po' Henry and Tookie

                  Henry Dorsey & Marlan Tookie Collom first met while working on a cotton farm, their mutual love for old time delta blues made them friends for life. As the duo Po'Henry and Tookie, they played New...

                  Henry Dorsey & Marlan Tookie Collom first met while working on a cotton farm, their mutual love for old time delta blues made them friends for life. As the duo Po'Henry and Tookie, they played New...

                  • louisiana
                  • rayville
                  • blues
                  • delta blues
                  • music

                  Richard A. Lewis Memorial

                  This plaque is placed here by the Town of Dubach, the Dubach Revitalization Coalition, and Drabo to honor the memory of Richard A. "Dickie Lewis and to show appreciation for his generosity to the...

                  This plaque is placed here by the Town of Dubach, the Dubach Revitalization Coalition, and Drabo to honor the memory of Richard A. "Dickie Lewis and to show appreciation for his generosity to...

                  • louisiana
                  • dubach
                  • citizen memorial
                  • town square