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

Alyson Shotz - Nautical Charts- Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922

Alyson Shotz Nautical Charts-Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922 2012 Laminated glass Fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York...

Alyson Shotz Nautical Charts-Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922 2012 Laminated glass Fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New...

  • brooklyn
  • red hook
  • alyson shotz
  • art
  • subway
  • 2012

Matthew Power

    Billion Oyster Project Restoration Site

    BILLION OYSTER PROJECT RESTORATION SITE   THE BILLION OYSTER PROJECT IS A 20-YEAR RESTORATION AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE CONDUCTED BY NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS.  ...

    BILLION OYSTER PROJECT RESTORATION SITE   THE BILLION OYSTER PROJECT IS A 20-YEAR RESTORATION AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE CONDUCTED BY NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS....

    • red hook
    • pier
    • oysters
    • nature

    Red River Ox Cart Trails

    RED RIVER OX CART TRAILS For some 40 years in the mid-19th century. two-wheeled wooden carts drawn by slow-moving oxen creaked and groaned over the rough trails from colonies on the Red River near...

    RED RIVER OX CART TRAILS For some 40 years in the mid-19th century. two-wheeled wooden carts drawn by slow-moving oxen creaked and groaned over the rough trails from colonies on the Red River...

    • almost const...

    StrijkZeilwerk

    This plaque explains about the two signs along the canal, approach the bridge. The first sign is "Strijk zeilwerk", which translates into "lower the sails and mast", the second one is "Stop in 100...

    This plaque explains about the two signs along the canal, approach the bridge. The first sign is "Strijk zeilwerk", which translates into "lower the sails and mast", the second one is "Stop in 100...

    • histric signs
    • sailing
    • freight ships

    Muyskenweg

    A very modern plaque: a tile in the sidewalk with a QR code. It opens an explanatory page of the "Museum van Zuilen", which is dedicated to the history of the community Zuilen, now a neighbourhood...

    A very modern plaque: a tile in the sidewalk with a QR code. It opens an explanatory page of the "Museum van Zuilen", which is dedicated to the history of the community Zuilen, now a neighbourhood...

    • qrcode
    • historic street name

    San Pablo Tennis Club

      Alyson Shotz - Fathom Points + Compass Bearings

      Alyson ShotzFathom Points + Compass Bearings2012Ceramic tile and stainless steelFabricated by Mosaika Art & Design, Inc.Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...

      Alyson ShotzFathom Points + Compass Bearings2012Ceramic tile and stainless steelFabricated by Mosaika Art & Design, Inc.Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...

      • brooklyn
      • red hook
      • alyson shotz
      • art
      • subway
      • 2012

      Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park Lobby

      Sanders 1928Pavilion 1996Nitehawk 2018Submitted by @lampbane

      Sanders 1928Pavilion 1996Nitehawk 2018Submitted by @lampbane

      • brooklyn
      • park slope
      • movie theater
      • 1928
      • 1996
      • 2018

      Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza

      SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL ARCH GRAND ARMY PLAZA, BROOKLYN DEDICATED 1892ARCH (1889-1892) JOHN DUNCAN, ARCHITECT SPANDREL FIGURES, PUBLIC ORDER AND VICTORY (INSTALLED 1892) PHILIP MARTINY,...

      SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL ARCH GRAND ARMY PLAZA, BROOKLYN DEDICATED 1892ARCH (1889-1892) JOHN DUNCAN, ARCHITECT SPANDREL FIGURES, PUBLIC ORDER AND VICTORY (INSTALLED 1892) PHILIP...

      • brooklyn
      • grand army plaza
      • park slope
      • prospect park
      • 1892
      • john duncan
      • frederick macmonnies
      • howard golden
      • rudy giuliani
      • henry stern
      • 1892
      • 1895
      • 1898
      • 1900
      • 1901
      • 1999

      Hurricane Sandy High Water Mark, Red Hook

      HIGH WATER MARK 5.75 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT A STORM SURGE OF 5.75 FEET TO THIS LOCATION AS INDICATED BY THE RED LINE ABOVE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT...

      HIGH WATER MARK 5.75 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT A STORM SURGE OF 5.75 FEET TO THIS LOCATION AS INDICATED BY THE RED LINE ABOVE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT...

      • brooklyn
      • red hook
      • hurricane sandy
      • 2012

      Louis J. Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier

      LOUIS J. VALENTINO, JR. PARK AND PIER 3.301 ACRES Now surrounded by industrial, residential, and historic buildings, Valentino Pier was once the site of an active shipping industry. In the 1600s,...

      LOUIS J. VALENTINO, JR. PARK AND PIER 3.301 ACRES Now surrounded by industrial, residential, and historic buildings, Valentino Pier was once the site of an active shipping industry. In the...

      • brooklyn
      • red hook
      • louis j. val...
      • park
      • pier
      • 1996
      • 1999

      Glass Field

        Charles H. Wilson Park

          Charles H. Wilson Park (Reverse)

            Pleasanton Sports Memorial

            PLEASANTON SPORTS MEMORIAL DEDICATED AUGUST 1995 TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO GAVE UNSELFISHLY OF THEMSELVES TO PLEASANTON AND ITS SPORTS PROGRAMS. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL "FOR THE GOOD OF THE GAME...

            PLEASANTON SPORTS MEMORIAL DEDICATED AUGUST 1995 TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO GAVE UNSELFISHLY OF THEMSELVES TO PLEASANTON AND ITS SPORTS PROGRAMS. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL "FOR THE GOOD OF THE...

              Leo Villareal - Hive (Bleecker Street)

              Leo Villareal Hive (Bleecker Street) 2012 LED tubes, aluminum, stainless steel Fabricated by Parallel Development Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...

              Leo Villareal Hive (Bleecker Street) 2012 LED tubes, aluminum, stainless steel Fabricated by Parallel Development Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York...

              • manhattan
              • soho
              • subway
              • art
              • bleecker street
              • 2012

              Milton Glaser - Untitled (1986)

              Milton GlaserUntitled1986Porcelain enamel on steelFabricated by Cherokee Porcelain Enamel Co.Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit, MTA New York City Transit, and...

              Milton GlaserUntitled1986Porcelain enamel on steelFabricated by Cherokee Porcelain Enamel Co.Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit, MTA New York City Transit, and...

              • manhattan
              • astor place
              • east village
              • art
              • milton glaser
              • 1986
              • subway

              830 Broadway

              830 BROADWAY THE 830 BROADWAY BUILDING IS AN 11-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND-LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED IN 1897 BY THE PROMINENT ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF CLEVERDON & PUTZEL FOR BUILDER...

              830 BROADWAY THE 830 BROADWAY BUILDING IS AN 11-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND-LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED IN 1897 BY THE PROMINENT ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF CLEVERDON & PUTZEL FOR BUILDER...

              • manhattan
              • noho
              • union square
              • broadway
              • renaissance revival
              • 1897
              • 1898
              • 2019
              • 2020

              832-834 Broadway

              832-834 BROADWAY THE 832-834 BROADWAY BUILDING IS A 10-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND-LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED BY RALPH S. TOWNSEND IN 1896. WITH ITS ORNATE FACADE FEATURING ELABORATE...

              832-834 BROADWAY THE 832-834 BROADWAY BUILDING IS A 10-STORY RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE STORE-AND- LOFT BUILDING DESIGNED BY RALPH S. TOWNSEND IN 1896. WITH ITS ORNATE FACADE FEATURING...

              • manhattan
              • noho
              • union square
              • broadway
              • renaissance revival
              • 1896
              • 2019
              • 2020