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

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...

            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...

            • 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...

              • 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...

              • 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

              • 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...

              • 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

              • 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

              • 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...

              • 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

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