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Golden Gate Bridge 25th Anniversary

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 25TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD'S GREATEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE1937 - 1962 MAY 27, 1937 - MAY 27 1962  THE REDWOOD EMPIRE HONORS THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, FIRST TO...

• san francisco
• bay area
• california
• bridge
• golden gate
• redwood empire

The Arts Working for Cities

The Arts Working for Cities Arts Council British Gas Award [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown

• birmingham
• england
• arts

Sakura Grove

Sakura Grove - A living symbol of friendship between the people of Japan and San Diego - March 29, 2012 Submitted by @xalrara

• cherry blossoms
• san diego
• japan
• california

It Wasn't About Cars It Was About People

Submitted by @caddickbrown

William Hutton Bookseller

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM  WILLIAM HUTTON BOOKSELLER the first Historian of Birmingham lived on this site from 1772 util 1791 Submitted by @caddickbrown

• birmingham
• england
• bookseller
• historian

The Queen's Hospital

BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY  THE QUEEN'S HOSPITAL 1841-1941 and the BIRMINGHAM ACCIDENT HOSPITAL (1941-1993) occupied these buildings. 1996 Submitted by @caddickbrown

• birmingham
• england
• accident
• hospital

Persian Center

In Loving Memory of Judith W. Simizu and All Grandparents

"Lakas, look over here!"  In loving memory of Judith W. Shimizu and all grandparents

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• lhs
• grandparents

Michigan's Capital

MICHIGAN’S CAPITAL   Ahead lies Lansing, capital of Michigan.  In 1835, when the state was organized, Detroit was the capital, as it had been when Michigan was a territory.  The capital,...

Lincoln's Farewell to Illinois

The plaque text:  Abraham Lincoln made his farewell address to the people of Illinois at Tolono station February 11, 1861. “I am leaving you on an errand of national importance, attended as you...

• lincoln
• abraham lincoln
• illinois
• civil war
• tolono
• railroads

For the School Yard

THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY To EDG Property for The School Yard 2014  RENAISSANCE AWARD Submitted by @caddickbrown

• birmingham
• england
• edg
• school yard

The Chatsworth Wreck

The plaque story: I first encountered this plaque more than 40 years ago, during one of my drives to and from college in Central Illinois. Here's something I wrote about it in 2006 after a sort...

• railroads
• railroad disasters
• illinois
• chatsworth

Kalisa La Ida's Cafe

KALISA'S LA IDA CAFE  KALISA MOORE, KNOWN AS "QUEEN OF CANNERY ROW," WAS BORN IN LATVIA AND CAME TO AMERICA AFTER WWII. SHE BRIDGE THE ERAS, OPENING HER GOURMET RESTAURANT WHEN MOST...

Edward Prince of Wales

Located on the Queens terrace at new Parliament House this stone was originally on Capital Hill (see adjoining plaque) Plaque reads:   'His Royal Highness Edward Prince of Wales Laid this stone...

• prince stone...

Prince and Princess of Wales

Plaque reads: 'This plaque commemorates the visit of their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales  On the occasion of the re-laying of this stone on 24 March 1988 The stone was...

• parliament c...

William Henry Seward

WILLIAM HENRY STEWARD PATRIOT AND STATESMAN AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES SENATOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE GAVE TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE CULMINATING IN...

• seattle
• seward
• washington
• alaska

This Machine is a replicate of the machine that "Lucy" worked on "The I Love Lucy Show"

In the Cerreta Candy Company. Submitted by IUeaststudent

• cerreta cand...
• lucy
• i love lucy

Here Stood Old Fort Dearborn 1803 - 1812

Submitted by @CitizenWald

• chicago
• illinois
• fort dearborn
• 1803

Meredith W. Morgan

IN TRIBUTE TO MEREDITH W. MORGAN DEAN, 1960 - 1973 SCHOLAR, TEACHER, STALWART OF THE SCHOOL and OF THE PROFESSION  OCTOBER 19, 1984 SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY MINOR HALL Submitted by @quitasarah

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• cal
• optometry
• stalwart

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE  THIS EDIFICE SERVES THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AS THE CATHEDRAL OF THE BISHOP OF NEW YORK. THE CORNERSTONE WAS LAID ON DECEMBER...

• new york
• st. john
• 1892
• gothic