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

Christopher Park

THE PARK IS KEPT LIVING IN FOND REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHOM WE HAVE LOVED LONG SINCE, AND LOST AWHILE.Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • west village
  • christopher park
  • park

Marsha "Pay It No Mind" Johnson

Marsha "Pay It No Mind" Johnson   "History isn't something you look back at and it was inevitable, it happens because people say make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive. and of the...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • west village
  • marsha johnson
  • 1945
  • 1992
  • queer
  • lgbt

27 Christopher Street

27 CHRISTOPHER STREET   1911 CONSTRUCTED AS THE MARGARET AND SARAH SWITZER INSTITUTE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF WOMEN 1926 PURCHASED BY ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1977 SITE OF THE...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • west village
  • 1911
  • 1926
  • 1977
  • 1979

The Meeting Street Inn

THE MEETING STREET INNCIRCA 1874BED - BREAKFAST - SPIRITSSubmitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • inn
  • 1874

Conservatory Garden - The Garden Club of America

THE CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY   is grateful to The New York Committee of THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA for its role in initiating the restoration of THE CONSERVATORY GARDEN in 1978Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • central park
  • conservatory garden
  • garden
  • park
  • 1978

Swamp Post Oak

SWAMP POST OAK QUERCUS LYRATAPRESENTED IN HONOR OF THE STATE REGENT 1929-32 BY THE NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OCTOBER...

  • brooklyn
  • prospect park
  • brooklyn bot...
  • tree
  • oak
  • 1932

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Native Flora Garden

BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDENTHE TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS IN THIS 2-ACRE WOODLAND ARE NATIVE TO THE AREA WITHIN 100 MILES OF THIS GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • garden
  • woodland

WTC E Subway Entrance Area

WTC / E-SUBWAY ENTRANCE AREA This World Trade Center subway entrance area retains the same design and appearance of this space as it existed prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001....

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • world trade center
  • wtc
  • oculus
  • path
  • subway

World Trade Center 9/11 doors

The markings of this door were made by search and rescue teams in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The code indicates that the search occured on...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • world trade center
  • wtc
  • oculus
  • path
  • subway

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Jersey City warehouse

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company was founded in New York in 1859 by George Huntington Hartford and George Gilman as the nation's first food chain. A&P's Jersey City warehouse, designed by...

  • new jersey
  • jersey city
  • a&p
  • supermarket
  • warehouse
  • 1959
  • 1907