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

Parkville Substation

URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTCONSTRUCTION OF BRIGHTON-EAST 15TH STREET SUBSTATIONIMPROVEMENTS SPONSORED BY NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ANDU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSubmitted by @lampbane

URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTCONSTRUCTION OF BRIGHTON-EAST 15TH STREET SUBSTATIONIMPROVEMENTS SPONSORED BY NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ANDU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSubmitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • midwood
  • avenue h
  • east 15th street
  • subway
  • nycta
  • usdot

Plaque high atop Pikes Peak - 14,115 feet

IN RECOGNITION OF THE NOTABLE CAREER OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE SOLDIER--EXPLORER THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO HAVE PLACED THIS TABLET ON THE SUMMIT OF THE GREAT MOUNTAIN FIRST SEEN BY PIKE NOVEMBER 15,...

IN RECOGNITION OF THE NOTABLE CAREER OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE SOLDIER--EXPLORER THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO HAVE PLACED THIS TABLET ON THE SUMMIT OF THE GREAT MOUNTAIN FIRST SEEN BY PIKE NOVEMBER...

  • colorado
  • pikes peak
  • colorado springs

GreenSpace @ President Street

Welcome to Your Community Garden BANG Land Trust GreenSpace @ President Street This community garden is tended by volunteers! Become a member and help with chores, plant perennials, annual flowers...

Welcome to Your Community Garden BANG Land Trust GreenSpace @ President Street This community garden is tended by volunteers! Become a member and help with chores, plant perennials, annual flowers...

  • brooklyn
  • park slope
  • president street
  • community garden
  • garden
  • bang land trust
  • trust for pu...
  • greenspace

Alexander Skene Statue

ALEXANDER SKENE STATUE GRAND ARMY PLAZA This impressive sculpture bust of Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, M.D. (1838 -1900) honors a Brooklyn-based physician, medical researcher, and college...

ALEXANDER SKENE STATUE GRAND ARMY PLAZA This impressive sculpture bust of Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, M.D. (1838 -1900) honors a Brooklyn-based physician, medical researcher, and college...

  • brooklyn
  • prospect heights
  • grand army plaza
  • alexander skene
  • john massey rhind
  • civil war
  • prospect park
  • 1838
  • 1900
  • 1860
  • 1936
  • 1864
  • 1936
  • 2003

RM & EE

"EE. I love you. Will you marry me?" - RM, 2020.Submitted by @lampbane

"EE. I love you. Will you marry me?" - RM, 2020.Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • grand army plaza
  • park slope
  • prospect heights
  • prospect park
  • bench
  • proposal

Shamrock 111

MAST OF AMERICA CUP RACING YACHT SHAMROCK 111 PRESENTED TO THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARYBY EMMET J. MCCORMACK ERECTED AND DEDICATED BY MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS  Post No. 1820 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAY 30,...

MAST OF AMERICA CUP RACING YACHT SHAMROCK 111 PRESENTED TO THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARYBY EMMET J. MCCORMACK ERECTED AND DEDICATED BY MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS  Post No. 1820 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAY 30,...

  • brooklyn
  • grand army plaza
  • brooklyn pub...
  • america's cup
  • yacht
  • boat
  • emmet mccormack
  • american legion
  • 1959
  • flagpole

Police Constable Albert Alexander

From 1885 to 2004, this was the site of the Newbury District Hospital. It therefore seems and appropriate location for this plaque to commemorate the life of Police Constable Albert Alexander...

From 1885 to 2004, this was the site of the Newbury District Hospital. It therefore seems and appropriate location for this plaque to commemorate the life of Police Constable Albert Alexander...

  • penicillin

Flagstaff's Founding

FLAGSTAFF'S FOUNDING FLAGSTAFF WAS A NAME ON A MAP BEFORE THE AREA HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT POPULATION. THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLER WAS THOMAS F. MCMILLAN WHO ARRIVED SOMETIME IN 1876. ON JULY 4, 1876,...

FLAGSTAFF'S FOUNDING FLAGSTAFF WAS A NAME ON A MAP BEFORE THE AREA HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT POPULATION. THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLER WAS THOMAS F. MCMILLAN WHO ARRIVED SOMETIME IN 1876. ON JULY 4, 1876,...

    Veterans of the Armed Forces from the Town of Ross

      Eddie Ahrens

      THIS TREE DONATED IN MEMORY OF EDDIE AHRENS 1919-1998 IN WARM APPRECIATION OF HIS LIFE AND SERVICE TO OUR TOWN

      THIS TREE DONATED IN MEMORY OF EDDIE AHRENS 1919-1998 IN WARM APPRECIATION OF HIS LIFE AND SERVICE TO OUR TOWN

        Newkirk Avenue Bridge Barrier

        Built by Milliken Bros.Incorporated11 Broadway, N.Y. City, U.S.A.1907. Submitted by @lampbane

        Built by Milliken Bros.Incorporated11 Broadway, N.Y. City, U.S.A.1907. Submitted by @lampbane

        • brooklyn
        • ditmas park
        • newkirk avenue
        • newkirk plaza
        • subway
        • milliken bros.
        • 1907

        George A. Lovgren

        IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF GEORGE A. LOVGREN 1918 1985   PARK SLOPE NEIGHBOR TRUSTEE PARK SLOPE CIVIC COUNCIL UNION ST. RESIDENTCOMMITTEE MEMBER COMMUNITY BOARD 6 THROUGH HIS DEDICATED AND...

        IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF GEORGE A. LOVGREN 1918 1985 PARK SLOPE NEIGHBOR TRUSTEE PARK SLOPE CIVIC COUNCIL UNION ST. RESIDENTCOMMITTEE MEMBER COMMUNITY BOARD 6 THROUGH HIS DEDICATED AND SINGLE-HANDED...

        • brooklyn
        • park slope
        • george lovgren
        • 1918
        • 1985
        • union street
        • community board 6
        • fdny
        • fire department
        • 1977
        • 1986

        FDNY Squad Co. 1, September 11

        SEPTEMBER 11 2001 Somerset County, PA New York, NY Washington, DC Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment. We look to the future knowing we can never forget...

        SEPTEMBER 11 2001 Somerset County, PA New York, NY Washington, DC Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment. We look to the future knowing we can never forget...

        • brooklyn
        • park slope
        • union street
        • fdny
        • fire department
        • september 11
        • 2001

        Neighborhood Flood Sensor, Gowanus

        FLOODNET.NYC CUNY.EDU Hello! I'm your new neighborhood flood sensor.   This sensor monitors flooding in your community. This information is used to better understand the problem and identify...

        FLOODNET.NYC CUNY.EDU Hello! I'm your new neighborhood flood sensor.   This sensor monitors flooding in your community. This information is used to better understand the problem and...

        • brooklyn
        • gowanus
        • flood sensor
        • hurricane sandy
        • cuny
        • nyu
        • nyc

        Maryland Heroes

        Here lie buried 256Maryland soldierswho fell in the Battle of BrooklynAugust 27, 1776State Education Department 1962Submitted by @lampbane

        Here lie buried 256Maryland soldierswho fell in the Battle of BrooklynAugust 27, 1776State Education Department 1962Submitted by @lampbane

        • brooklyn
        • park slope
        • 9th street
        • ninth street
        • maryland
        • 1776
        • 1962
        • revolutionary war
        • battle of brooklyn
        • battle of lo...

        Maryland Regiment Burial Site

        The vicinity of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street is the presumed location of the burial site of the more than 250 soldiers of the Colonel Smallwood Regiment from Maryland. Nearby, in the swamps of...

        The vicinity of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street is the presumed location of the burial site of the more than 250 soldiers of the Colonel Smallwood Regiment from Maryland. Nearby, in the swamps...

        • brooklyn
        • park slope
        • gowanus
        • 9th street
        • ninth street
        • maryland
        • 1776
        • revolutionary war
        • battle of brooklyn
        • battle of lo...
        • old stone house

        Ninth Street Bridge

        CITY OF NEW YORK RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN NINTH STREET BRIDGE 2000 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILBUR L. CHAPMAN COMMISSIONER HENRY D....

        CITY OF NEW YORK RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN NINTH STREET BRIDGE 2000 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILBUR L. CHAPMAN COMMISSIONER HENRY D....

        • brooklyn
        • gowanus
        • red hook
        • 9th street
        • ninth street
        • rudy giuliani
        • howard golden
        • 2000
        • wilbur chapman
        • henry perahia

        Humayun Kabir

        IN LOVING MEMORY OF HUMAYUN KABIR 1956-2018 Beloved son, husband father and entrepreneur. A true visionary, generous spirit and loving soul to all. His steadfast commitment to helping those less...

        IN LOVING MEMORY OF HUMAYUN KABIR 1956-2018 Beloved son, husband father and entrepreneur. A true visionary, generous spirit and loving soul to all. His steadfast commitment to helping those less...

        • brooklyn
        • gowanus
        • humayun kabir
        • 1956
        • 2018

        Carroll Street Bridge

        DESIGNATED LANDMARKNEW YORK CITYTHE CARROLL STREET BRIDGE OVER THE GOWANUS CANAL, BUILT IN 1888-89, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BRIDGES IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE OLDEST KNOWN EXTANT AMERICAN BRIDGE OF THE...

        DESIGNATED LANDMARKNEW YORK CITYTHE CARROLL STREET BRIDGE OVER THE GOWANUS CANAL, BUILT IN 1888-89, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BRIDGES IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE OLDEST KNOWN EXTANT AMERICAN BRIDGE OF...

        • brooklyn
        • gowanus
        • 1888
        • 1889
        • bridge
        • canal
        • 1989

        Ben Brousseau 1982 - 2004

        Submitted by akondrake

        Submitted by akondrake