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

Wiedemann Building

Wiedemann Building   Wiedemann’s, a popular candy and ice cream store, operated on this site from 1886–ca. 1943.   Prominent social center, tea room and dance hall.   The Jay Shoppe Ladies...

  • wiedemann
  • building
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • tea
  • dance
  • ice cream

Roosevelt Fountain

1910 Presented by The National Humane Alliance Hermon Lee Ensign, Founder   More info: http://www 2.ljworld.com/news/1998/aug/03/fountain_renovation _ideas_flow/   Submitted by: @shinton

  • roosevelt
  • fountain
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • horse

South Park Gazebo

Erected by Buch’s Band May 1906   Submitted by: @shinton

  • gazebo
  • band
  • park
  • lawrence
  • kansas

Matthew Moore Terrace

Matthew Moore Terrace In memory of Matthew Moore from the Bob Moore Family He loved to read   Submitted by: @shinton

  • matthew
  • moore
  • terrace
  • dedication
  • memorial
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • library

Morris Sports Building

Morris Sports Building 1987 Bo Newsom Construction Company   Submitted by: @shinton

  • morris
  • sports
  • building
  • lawrence
  • kansas

The First Lawrence U.S. Post Office

The First Lawrence U.S. Post Office 645 New Hampshire Street has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1906

  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • post office
  • nrhp
  • usdoi

John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence

John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence, September 14–15, 1856 On the afternoon of September 14th, 1856, the Free State settlement of Lawrence, Kansas Territory was threatened with invasion by an...

  • john brown
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • siege
  • free state
  • abolitionism
  • civil war

First House

Site of first house in Lawrence   60 Feet East   Submitted by: @shinton

  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • house

Shane-Thompson Studio

Shane-Thompson Studio Erected ca. 1885 as a photography studio and home for Captain J. B. Shane J. B. Shane and his daughter, Juno Bell Shane-Thompson, documented the lives of Lawrence citizens...

  • shane
  • thompson
  • studio
  • photography
  • lawrence
  • kansas

Downtown Redevelopment Project

Downtown Redevelopment Project 1972 1973 City Commission - Nancy Hambleton, Jack Rose, Barkley Clark, Fred J. Pence, John H. Emick, J. R. Pulliam, Charles F. Fisher Buford M. Watson, Jr., City...

  • downtown
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • redevelopment