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

Lillian Exum Clement Stafford

Lillian Exum Clement Stafford, first female legislator in the South. Submitted by @itswendylou

Lillian Exum Clement Stafford, first female legislator in the South. Submitted by @itswendylou

    The Bastion

    Submitted by @nealjennings

    Submitted by @nealjennings

      The Gyro Club of Nanaimo

        Miramichi

        MIRAMICHI FROM DOON AND SHANNON FROM CLYDE AND DEE THEY SPREAD THEIR POVERTY OVER THE RICH ACRES THEY SOWED THEIR CHILDREN BROADCAST UPON THE UNTESTED SOIL Submitted by @bthubbard

        MIRAMICHI FROM DOON AND SHANNON FROM CLYDE AND DEE THEY SPREAD THEIR POVERTY OVER THE RICH ACRES THEY SOWED THEIR CHILDREN BROADCAST UPON THE UNTESTED SOIL Submitted by @bthubbard

          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...