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

Northern Railway

    Emeryville's Horse Racetrack

      Creative Play Area

      • grand lake
      • kiwanis
      • 1958

      Danielle Mastrion Artist Statement

        Danielle Mastrion Artist Statement "I have always wanted to paint Shirley Chisholm!" This was Brooklyn-based painter and muralist, Danielle Mastrion's response when she was asked to paint the...

        Danielle Mastrion Artist Statement "I have always wanted to paint Shirley Chisholm!" This was Brooklyn-based painter and muralist, Danielle Mastrion's response when she was asked to paint the...

        Remembering Shirley Chisholm

        Shirley Chisholm  (1924-2005) Unbought and Unbossed Chisholm was born in Brooklyn on November 30h, 1924. She graduated from Brooklyn Girls' High School in 1942 and Brooklyn College cum laude in...

        Shirley Chisholm  (1924-2005) Unbought and Unbossed Chisholm was born in Brooklyn on November 30h, 1924. She graduated from Brooklyn Girls' High School in 1942 and Brooklyn College cum laude...

        • shirley chisholm

        Huchiun Park

          The Game of Change

            Altman Building

            ALTMAN BUILDING ALTMAN DEPARTMENT STORE CARRIAGE HOUSE DESIGNED BY KIMBALL & THOMPSON ARCHITECTS ERECTED 1896Submitted by @lampbane

            ALTMAN BUILDING ALTMAN DEPARTMENT STORE CARRIAGE HOUSE DESIGNED BY KIMBALL & THOMPSON ARCHITECTS ERECTED 1896Submitted by @lampbane

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • b. altman
            • 1896

            Restoration of Grand Central Terminal

            The restoration of Grand Central Terminal was driven by the vision, leadership and passion of Peter Stangl, the first President of Metro-North Railroad, and realized through the creativity,...

            The restoration of Grand Central Terminal was driven by the vision, leadership and passion of Peter Stangl, the first President of Metro-North Railroad, and realized through the...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • grand central
            • grand centra...
            • mta
            • metro-north railroad
            • 1995
            • 1991

            Grand Central Terminal - National Railway Historical Society

            GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RAILROAD LANDMARKS THIS TERMINAL WAS OPENED IN 1913 BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD...

            GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RAILROAD LANDMARKS THIS TERMINAL WAS OPENED IN 1913 BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN &...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • grand central
            • grand centra...
            • mta
            • metro-north railroad
            • 1913
            • 2013

            Grand Central Terminal - National Civil Engineering Landmark

            NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 1852 GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK SPEARHEADED BY CHIEF ENGINEER WILLIAM J. WILGUS AND CONSTRUCTED UNDER...

            NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 1852 GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK SPEARHEADED BY CHIEF ENGINEER WILLIAM J. WILGUS AND CONSTRUCTED...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • grand central
            • grand centra...
            • mta
            • metro-north railroad
            • 1852
            • 1913
            • 2013

            Grand Central Terminal - National Historic Landmark

            GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTRUCTED FROM 1903...

            GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTRUCTED FROM 1903...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • grand central
            • grand centra...
            • 1903
            • 1913
            • 1976

            The Biltmore Room

            You're in the Biltmore Room, once a popular arrival area for long-distance travelers on the New York Central Railroad. Formerly nicknamed the "Incoming Train Room" and the "Kissing Room," this...

            You're in the Biltmore Room, once a popular arrival area for long-distance travelers on the New York Central Railroad. Formerly nicknamed the "Incoming Train Room" and the "Kissing Room,"...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • grand central
            • grand centra...

            Abraham Lincoln Statue - Union Square Park

            ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE UNION SQUARE PARK One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke Brown...

            ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE UNION SQUARE PARK One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • union square
            • abraham lincoln
            • 1864
            • 1865
            • 1868
            • 1870
            • 1875
            • 1930
            • 1992

            Alan Sonfist - 'The Narrative History of Bellmore'

            Alan Sonfist The Narrative History of Bellmore 1993 Hand-painted porcelain tile Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island Rail RoadSubmitted by @lampbane

            Alan Sonfist The Narrative History of Bellmore 1993 Hand-painted porcelain tile Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island Rail RoadSubmitted by @lampbane

            • new york
            • bellmore
            • long island
            • lirr
            • railroad
            • art
            • alan sonfist
            • 1993