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The Guardians: Superhero - Antonio Pio Saracino

The Guardians: Superhero, 2013   ANTONIO PIO SARACINO   Commissioned by Three Bryant Park   Equity Office   antoniopiosaracino.comSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • art
  • sculpture
  • antonio pio saracino
  • 2013

Max Spivak mosaic

The mural surrounding the lobby entrance was created by the noted mosaic artist Max Spivak (1906-1981) when this building was originally constructed in 1958. The offices, then on the edge of the...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • art
  • mosaic
  • max spivak
  • garment district
  • midtown
  • 1906
  • 1981
  • 1958

Enhancing River Habitat

ENHANCING RIVER HABITAT   Hudson River Park's mission includes being the steward of approximately 400 acres of Hudson River habitat known as the Estuarine Sanctuary. The textured concrete piles...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • hudson river
  • hudson river park
  • estuarine sanctuary
  • pier 32
  • tribeca
  • park

Mount Hamilton Road: Horse and Buggy Days

    Starlight Caught in Silver: Photography at Lick Oberservatory

      Jeanne Meadows Bicycling Memorial

        Barker Playhouse

        BARKER PLAYHOUSE IN MEMORY OF HENRY AMES BARKER A FRIEND OF THE LITTLE THEATRE FROM 1886 TO 1929Submitted by @lampbane

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • henry ames barker
        • 1886
        • 1929

        Odd Fellows Hall

        1891, George F. CosterisanThe International Order of Odd Fellows was one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of...

        • salt lake city
        • utah
        • odd fellows
        • ioof
        • george costerisan

        Eureka Courthouse

        The Eureka County Courthouse, designed by George Costerisa, cost about $38,000 to construct. Built in 1879-80 of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Italian style...

        • nevada
        • eureka
        • courthouses
        • george costerisan

        The Tengu Club

        DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY...

          Washington Bridge

          STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGES   THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS...

          • rhode island
          • providence
          • george washington
          • bridge
          • labor
          • 1928
          • 1929
          • 1968

          Washington Bridge (SE)

          STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC IN 1930 AND KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A BRIDGE FIRST OPENED TO TRAFFIC...

          • rhode island
          • providence
          • john brown
          • bridge
          • 1793

          Turks Head Building

          TURKS HEAD BUILDING   ARCHITECTS   HOWELLS & STOKES   1913   PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY ACROPOLIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC   www.amsnewengland.comSubmitted by @lampbane

          • rhode island
          • providence
          • building
          • 1913

          The Arcade

          THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

          • rhode island
          • providence
          • landmark
          • arcade
          • nps
          • national his...
          • 1976

          John E. Fogarty Federal Building

          John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

          • rhode island
          • providence
          • john fogerty
          • 1856
          • amml young
          • 1972
          • gerald ford
          • arthur sampson