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

Library Walk: Marianne Moore, "The Mind is an Enchanting Thing"

THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING is an enchanted thing- like the glaze on a katydid-wing subdivided by sun till the nettings are legion. Marianne Moore (1887-1972), "THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING...

THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING is an enchanted thing- like the glaze on a katydid-wing subdivided by sun till the nettings are legion. Marianne Moore (1887-1972), "THE MIND IS AN...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • midtown manhattan
  • midtown
  • library walk
  • marianne moore
  • 1887
  • 1972

Enid's est. 1999

Enid's est. 1999 (outside Bar Bruno)Submitted by @lampbane

Enid's est. 1999 (outside Bar Bruno)Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • greenpoint
  • 1999

Library Walk: Willa Cather, 'O Pioneers!'

...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before... ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on...

...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before... ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • midtown manhattan
  • midtown
  • library walk
  • library
  • nypl
  • willa cather
  • 1873
  • 1947

Library Walk: Dylan Thomas, "In My Craft or Sullen Art"

Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs of...

Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • midtown manhattan
  • midtown
  • library walk
  • library
  • dylan thomas
  • poetry
  • 1914
  • 1953

Library Walk: Albert Camus, 'The Plague'

Dr.Rieux resolved to compile this chronicle, so that he should not be one of those who hold their peace but should bear witness in favor of those plague-stricken people; so that some memorial of...

Dr.Rieux resolved to compile this chronicle, so that he should not be one of those who hold their peace but should bear witness in favor of those plague-stricken people; so that some memorial...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • midtown manhattan
  • midtown
  • library walk
  • library
  • albert camus
  • 1913
  • 1960

Library Walk: Muriel Rukeyser, "The Speed of Darkness"

The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980). "The Speed of Darkness"Submitted by @lampbane

The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980). "The Speed of Darkness"Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • midtown manhattan
  • midtown
  • library walk
  • muriel rukeyser
  • 1913
  • 1980

Library Walk: William Carlos Williams, "Poem"

The rose fades and is renewed again by its seed, naturally but where save in the poem shall it go to suffer no diminution of its splendor -William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), "Poem"Submitted by @lampbane

The rose fades and is renewed again by its seed, naturally but where save in the poem shall it go to suffer no diminution of its splendor -William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), "Poem"Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • midtown manhattan
  • midtown
  • library walk
  • william carl...
  • 1883
  • 1963

Mel Chin, "Signal"

Mel Chin Signal 1998 Ceramic tile, stainless steel, glass and electrical components Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA New York City TransitSubmitted by...

Mel Chin Signal 1998 Ceramic tile, stainless steel, glass and electrical components Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA New York City TransitSubmitted by...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • noho
  • subway
  • art
  • mta
  • mel chin
  • 1998

Signal's Symbolic Message

SIGNAL'S SYMBOLIC MESSAGE Six figures join hands representing the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) the original inhabitants of what is today New York State. We continue to...

SIGNAL'S SYMBOLIC MESSAGE Six figures join hands representing the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) the original inhabitants of what is today New York State. We continue...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • noho
  • art
  • subway
  • haudenosaunee
  • iroquois
  • six nations

Lenapehoking

Nulelintamuhena èli paèkw Lenapehoking. Kulawsihërno enta ahpièkw. -Unami Lenape Nooleelundamuneen eeli payeekw Lunaap- eewahkiing. Wulaawslikw neeli apiiyeekw. -Munsee Lenape We are glad because...

Nulelintamuhena èli paèkw Lenapehoking. Kulawsihërno enta ahpièkw. -Unami Lenape Nooleelundamuneen eeli payeekw Lunaap- eewahkiing. Wulaawslikw neeli apiiyeekw. -Munsee Lenape We are glad because...

  • new york
  • queens
  • laguardia airport
  • airport
  • lenapehoking
  • lenape
  • lenape center

Timothy Snell, 'Broadway Diary'

Timothy Snell Broadway Diary 2002 Glass mosaic and ceramic tile Fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

Timothy Snell Broadway Diary 2002 Glass mosaic and ceramic tile Fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • queens
  • timothy snell
  • art
  • subway
  • mta
  • 2002

Tony Rosenthal, 'Alamo' (The Cube)

ALAMO 1966-1967 BY TONY ROSENTHAL AN ANONYMOUS GIFT TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK NOVEMBER 1967 JOHN V LINDSAY MAYOR AUGUST HECKSCHER, ADMINISTRATOR PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DORIS...

ALAMO 1966-1967 BY TONY ROSENTHAL AN ANONYMOUS GIFT TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK NOVEMBER 1967 JOHN V LINDSAY MAYOR AUGUST HECKSCHER, ADMINISTRATOR PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • east village
  • astor place
  • tony rosenthal
  • john lindsay
  • 1966
  • 1967

General Slocum Disaster Memorial

GENERAL SLOCUM DISASTER CENTENNIAL 1904-2004 This is the site of the former St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, (1857 to 1940) a mostly German immigrant parish. On Wednesday, June 15, 1904,...

GENERAL SLOCUM DISASTER CENTENNIAL 1904-2004 This is the site of the former St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, (1857 to 1940) a mostly German immigrant parish. On Wednesday, June 15, 1904,...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • east village
  • general slocum
  • east river
  • 1904
  • 2004
  • 1857
  • 1940

This Park is Kept Living in Fond Remembrance of those Whom We Have Loved Long Since and Lost Awhile

    Stonewall Forever