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Saskatoon's Broadway Theatre has a parabolic floor

The Broadway Theatre Built in 1946 as Saskatoon's eastside movie house, the Broadway Theatre's smooth, rounded finish and austere detailing are examples of the Art Deco style. Elements of this...

The Broadway Theatre Built in 1946 as Saskatoon's eastside movie house, the Broadway Theatre's smooth, rounded finish and austere detailing are examples of the Art Deco style. Elements of...

  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • broadway theatre
  • art deco
  • crying room
  • parabolic floor

Sidewalk Concrete laying company plaque - Simpson Bros. Corporation 1930

"Trade Mark Reg. Laid by Simpson Bros. Corporation 77 Summer St. Boston" "1930" A combination of 2 plaques indicating the sidewalk concrete company and the year. There other plaques in the same...

"Trade Mark Reg. Laid by Simpson Bros. Corporation 77 Summer St. Boston" "1930" A combination of 2 plaques indicating the sidewalk concrete company and the year. There other plaques in the...

  • sidewalk
  • concrete
  • winthrop ma

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

"Thaddeus Kosciuszko. After servinf as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland. Exiled the General resided in this house from November,...

"Thaddeus Kosciuszko. After servinf as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland. Exiled the General resided in this house from November,...

  • philadelphia
  • pa
  • kosciuszko

On this site stood the George Frederick Beckel House, 1762-1872, where the Marquis de Lafayette convalesced from a leg wound suffered at the Battle of the Brandywine, 1777

The plaque mark the location where stood a farm house owned and occupied by George Frederick Beckel where Marquis de Lafayette convalesced after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777....

The plaque mark the location where stood a farm house owned and occupied by George Frederick Beckel where Marquis de Lafayette convalesced after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777....

  • bethlehem
  • lafayette
  • battle of br...

Elfreth's Alley - one of the oldest street still in existence today

"Elfreth's Alley. An exceptional collec-tion of early American structures, built 1720s -1830s, the alley contained the homes and shops of diverse artisans. Later, working class immigrants lived...

"Elfreth's Alley. An exceptional collec-tion of early American structures, built 1720s -1830s, the alley contained the homes and shops of diverse artisans. Later, working class immigrants...

  • philadelphia
  • pa
  • elfreth's alley

Dhobi Khana -Fort Cochin

This plaque is at the entrance of the Dhobi Khana Public Laundry in Fort Cochin (Kochi). The place is a coop laundry with a building set for ironing laundry, another with "cells" containing a...

This plaque is at the entrance of the Dhobi Khana Public Laundry in Fort Cochin (Kochi). The place is a coop laundry with a building set for ironing laundry, another with "cells" containing...

  • india
  • fort cochin
  • dhobi khana

Fleet City

1943 FLEET CITY 1946SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II, 3,396 ACRES WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN THE U.S.. THREE NAVY BASES SAT ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN AN AREA...

1943 FLEET CITY 1946SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II, 3,396 ACRES WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN THE U.S.. THREE NAVY BASES SAT ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN AN...

  • pleasanton
  • california
  • bay area
  • fleet city
  • shoemaker
  • wwii
  • seabees
  • hospital
  • navy
  • construction...
  • ecv

Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel

Submitted by Peggy Jackson [Location approximate]

Submitted by Peggy Jackson [Location approximate]

  • seattle
  • washington
  • mount baker
  • tunnel
  • civil engineering

Vinny Callan, Jr.

In Memory of VINNY CALLAN, JR.(1947-2002) Dedicated Gardener 4th Generation Eureka Valley "A True San Franciscan"   More about Vinny Callan Jr.'s life here. Submitted by Darren Platt

In Memory of VINNY CALLAN, JR.(1947-2002) Dedicated Gardener 4th Generation Eureka Valley "A True San Franciscan"   More about Vinny Callan Jr.'s life here. Submitted by Darren Platt

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • eureka valley
  • garden
  • gardener

The Restoration of Royal Athletic Park

The Restoration of Royal Athletic Park Re-Opened 30 May 1967 Made Possible by the Generous Request of Thomas Shanks McPherson Prominent Victoria Citizen and Philanthropist Who Died December 1962...

The Restoration of Royal Athletic Park Re-Opened 30 May 1967 Made Possible by the Generous Request of Thomas Shanks McPherson Prominent Victoria Citizen and Philanthropist Who Died December...

    Site of the Discovery of Emmett Till's Body

    River Site This is the site where Till's body was removed from the river.  It was then taken to Greenwood, MS. Then the body was sent back  To Money, MS for burial. Via a phone call from Till's...

    River Site This is the site where Till's body was removed from the river.  It was then taken to Greenwood, MS. Then the body was sent back  To Money, MS for burial. Via a phone call from...

    • glendora
    • mississippi
    • till
    • murder
    • lynching
    • river

    Sam's Park & Shop

    Sam's Park & Shop Dedicated in tribute to Samuel J. Gorlitz founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust. 

    Sam's Park & Shop Dedicated in tribute to Samuel J. Gorlitz founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust. 

    • gorlitz
    • dc
    • cleveland park
    • federal realty
    • investment trust

    Empress Place Building National Monument plaque

    Preservation of Monuments Board Empress Place Building Gazzetted as a National Monument on 14 February 1992. For over a century this neo-Palladian building was used as government offices. The...

    Preservation of Monuments Board Empress Place Building Gazzetted as a National Monument on 14 February 1992. For over a century this neo- Palladian building was used as government offices. The...

    • empress plac...
    • asian civili...
    • singapore
    • 1992
    • neo-palladian

    St John Headquarters Singapore Heritage marker

    Officially opened on 23 July 1960 by Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), the Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore and later First President of Singapore, this building houses the headquarters of the St....

    Officially opened on 23 July 1960 by Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), the Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore and later First President of Singapore, this building houses the headquarters of the...

    • singapore
    • st john's am...
    • national her...
    • kampong glam...
    • 1960

    St John Headquarters Singapore

    This stone was laid by His Excellency Sir Robert Brown Black  K.C.M.G. K.ST.J. O.B.E. Governor and Commander-In-Chief of The Colony of Singapore On the 23rd Day  of November, 1957 Architects      ...

    This stone was laid by His Excellency Sir Robert Brown Black  K.C.M.G. K.ST.J. O.B.E. Governor and Commander-In-Chief of The Colony of Singapore On the 23rd Day  of November, 1957 Architects      ...

    • singapore
    • st john's am...
    • beach road

    Mayoress Memorial Stone

    This memorial stone was laid by the Mayoress of Prahran Mrs H. M. Cooch 1th October 1900 This plaque sits at street level in South Yarra's popular Chapel Street.  The building is now a personal...

    This memorial stone was laid by the Mayoress of Prahran Mrs H. M. Cooch 1th October 1900 This plaque sits at street level in South Yarra's popular Chapel Street.  The building is now a personal...

    • prahran
    • memorial stone
    • melbourne

    Launch Complex 34

    'Abandon in Place' - 50 years have slipped by, and time can't erase what happened here; voices long silent, still echo 'go boldly'!   LAUNCH COMPLEX 34 Friday, 27 January 1967 1831 Hours ...

    'Abandon in Place' - 50 years have slipped by, and time can't erase what happened here; voices long silent, still echo 'go boldly'!   LAUNCH COMPLEX 34 Friday, 27 January 1967 1831 Hours ...

    • apollo 1
    • launch complex 34
    • abandon in place
    • florida
    • memorial
    • ad astra
    • apollo

    Clarence Saunders'"Pink Palace"

    Clarence Saunders, whose self-service groceries were followed by modern supermarkets, started construction of this building for his home in 1922. It was incomplete when he lost an epic Stock...

    Clarence Saunders, whose self-service groceries were followed by modern supermarkets, started construction of this building for his home in 1922. It was incomplete when he lost an epic...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Marion Scudder Griffin Memorial

    Marion Scudder Griffin 1879 - 1957 First Woman Lawyer In Tennessee 1907 First Woman Elected To The Tennessee House Of Representatives 1922 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    Marion Scudder Griffin 1879 - 1957 First Woman Lawyer In Tennessee 1907 First Woman Elected To The Tennessee House Of Representatives 1922 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Imperial Sir Edgar L. Turner Ceremonial Hall

    Submitted by Sheila Paske

    Submitted by Sheila Paske

    • wilmington
    • massachusetts
    • turner
    • shriners