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

Intendencia Building

Submitted by @JeromeWignall

Submitted by @JeromeWignall

    Pier 70: San Francisco's Historic Shipyard

      Crane 14

        Industrialization of the Bay Shoreline

          Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge, San Francisco

            Candlestick Park

              The Grave of Francis Bellamy

              The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855  --  Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno

              The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855  --  Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno

              • pledge of alleg...
              • rome ny
              • francis bellamy
              • historial grave
              • alan r. reno

              Brooklyn Public Library, Borough Park Branch

              CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYOR BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOROUGH PARK BRANCH   JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ...

              CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYOR BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOROUGH PARK BRANCH   JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ...

              • new york
              • brooklyn
              • borough park
              • library
              • brooklyn public...
              • robert wagner
              • john cashmore
              • 1954

              TOMMY LEONARD

              TOMMY LEONARDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO ONE OF FALMOUTH'S LEGENDARY CITIZENS. TOMMY WAS THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE

              TOMMY LEONARDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO ONE OF FALMOUTH'S LEGENDARY CITIZENS. TOMMY WAS THE CO- FOUNDER OF THE "FALMOUTH WALK" AND FOUNDER OF THE WORLD FAMOUS"FALMOUTH ROAD RACE"A RENOWNED ...

                MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND 1749

                MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND1749THE PROPRIETORS OF THE OLD PURCHASE AT A MEETING HELD THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 1749

                MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND1749THE PROPRIETORS OF THE OLD PURCHASE AT A MEETING HELD THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 1749 "THEN AGREED THERE SHOULD BE PART OF THAT LOT OF LAND CALLED THE MEETING ...

                  Marcy Branch Library

                  THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN C. ...

                  THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN C. ...

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • bedford-stuyves...
                  • bed-stuy
                  • library
                  • brooklyn public...
                  • john lindsay
                  • abe stark
                  • 1967

                  Clinton Hill Branch Library

                  THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN   CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN ...

                  THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN   CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY ...

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • clinton hill
                  • brooklyn public...
                  • library
                  • abraham beame
                  • 1974

                  Coney Island Classic: Astroland Rocket

                  CONEY ISLAND CLASSIC ASTROLAND ROCKET ORIGINALLY IN ASTROLAND PARK, MANUFACTURED BY TAGGERT AND DAUGHERTY, U.S. AMUSEMENTS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA1962 DENO'S WONDER WHEEL PARK HISTORY TOUR

                  CONEY ISLAND CLASSIC ASTROLAND ROCKET ORIGINALLY IN ASTROLAND PARK, MANUFACTURED BY TAGGERT AND DAUGHERTY, U.S. AMUSEMENTS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA1962 DENO'S WONDER WHEEL PARK HISTORY TOUR

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • coney island
                  • astroland
                  • deno's wonder w...
                  • rocket
                  • 1962

                  Astroland Rocket

                  ASTROLAND ROCKET THE FIRST SPACE-THEMED ATTRACTION INSTALLED IN CONEY ISLAND'S ASTROLAND AMUSEMENT PARK, 1962 DONATED BY CAROL AND JEROME ALBERT AND THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT TO STACY AND ...

                  ASTROLAND ROCKET THE FIRST SPACE-THEMED ATTRACTION INSTALLED IN CONEY ISLAND'S ASTROLAND AMUSEMENT PARK, 1962 DONATED BY CAROL AND JEROME ALBERT AND THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT TO STACY ...

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • coney island
                  • astroland
                  • deno's wonder w...
                  • rocket
                  • 1962

                  Your Fortune

                  @lolatheillustrator YOUR FORTUNE 100 YEARS OF FUN AND COUNTING! Once upon a time there was a man named Denos Vourderis. He always promised his fiancée Lula that he'd buy her the Wonder Wheel as an ...

                  @lolatheillustrator YOUR FORTUNE 100 YEARS OF FUN AND COUNTING! Once upon a time there was a man named Denos Vourderis. He always promised his fiancée Lula that he'd buy her the Wonder Wheel as an ...

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • coney island
                  • deno's wonder w...
                  • wonder wheel
                  • 1983

                  Hurricane Sandy High Water Mark, Brooklyn Public Library, Coney Island

                  HIGH WATER MARK 5.0 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, CONEY ISLAND LIBRARY WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY. FIVE FEET OF WATER FLOODED THE BRANCH, DESTROYING BOOKS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. ...

                  HIGH WATER MARK 5.0 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, CONEY ISLAND LIBRARY WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY. FIVE FEET OF WATER FLOODED THE BRANCH, DESTROYING BOOKS, FURNITURE AND ...

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • coney island
                  • brooklyn public...
                  • high water mark
                  • library
                  • hurricane sandy
                  • 2012

                  Ida and Isador Strauss

                  IDA STRAUS ISIDOR STRAUS BORN FEB 6. 1849. BORN FEB 6. 1845. DIED APRIL 15. 1912.   THEIR LIVES WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THEIR DEATHS GLORIOUS   THIS TABLET IS THE VOLUNTARY TOKEN OF SORROWING ...

                  IDA STRAUS ISIDOR STRAUS BORN FEB 6. 1849. BORN FEB 6. 1845. DIED APRIL 15. 1912.   THEIR LIVES WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THEIR DEATHS GLORIOUS   THIS TABLET IS THE VOLUNTARY TOKEN OF ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • midtown manhatt...
                  • macy's
                  • ida straus
                  • isidor straus
                  • 1849
                  • 1845
                  • 1912
                  • rms titanic
                  • titanic

                  Jerry McAuley's Mission

                  know NYC   34th Street district   Jerry McAuley's Mission   Hello... My name is Maria McAuley. In the late 1800s I opened two rescue missions with my husband Jerry McAuley. One was located here on ...

                  know NYC   34th Street district   Jerry McAuley's Mission   Hello... My name is Maria McAuley. In the late 1800s I opened two rescue missions with my husband Jerry McAuley. One was located here ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • midtown manhatt...
                  • herald square
                  • maria mcauley
                  • jerry mcauley
                  • 1800s
                  • new york city r...

                  PFC Carlos J. Lozada Playground

                  PFC CARLOS J. LOZADA PLAYGROUND   What was here before?   In 1938, a site adjacent to this playground was surveyed and acquired by the City. At that time, there were five brick residences along ...

                  PFC CARLOS J. LOZADA PLAYGROUND   What was here before?   In 1938, a site adjacent to this playground was surveyed and acquired by the City. At that time, there were five brick residences along ...

                  • new york
                  • the bronx
                  • bronx
                  • south bronx
                  • playground
                  • vietnam
                  • 1967
                  • 1995
                  • 2007

                  Pace University Book of Remembrance, September 11, 2001

                  PACE UNIVERSITY Book of Remembrance   September 11, 2001   Pace University, with this book of Remembrance, honors our 47 students and alumni who lost their lives in the World Trade Center tragedy in ...

                  PACE UNIVERSITY Book of Remembrance   September 11, 2001   Pace University, with this book of Remembrance, honors our 47 students and alumni who lost their lives in the World Trade Center tragedy in ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • pace university
                  • september 11
                  • 9/11
                  • world trade cen...
                  • university
                  • 2001

                  Wavertree

                  WAVERTREE   1885   Wavertree was built at Southampton, England in 1885 for R.W. Leyland & Company of Liverpool. She was first employed to carry jute, used in making rope and burlap bags, between ...

                  WAVERTREE   1885   Wavertree was built at Southampton, England in 1885 for R.W. Leyland & Company of Liverpool. She was first employed to carry jute, used in making rope and burlap bags, between ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • south street se...
                  • wavertree
                  • south street se...
                  • 1885

                  W.O. Decker

                  W.O. DECKER 1930   The wooden tugboat W. O. Decker was built in Long Island City, Queens in 1930 for the Newtown Creek Towing Company, a firm specializing in berthing ships and barges in the branch ...

                  W.O. DECKER 1930   The wooden tugboat W. O. Decker was built in Long Island City, Queens in 1930 for the Newtown Creek Towing Company, a firm specializing in berthing ships and barges in the branch ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • south street se...
                  • w.o. decker
                  • south street se...
                  • 1930
                  • 1986

                  Edward Livingston

                  NEW YORK, HOME OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS EDWARD LIVINGSTON MAY, 23, 1764  - MAY 23, 1836   US SECRETARY OF STATE, 1831-33 REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW YORK, 1795-1801 MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, 1801-03 ...

                  NEW YORK, HOME OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS EDWARD LIVINGSTON MAY, 23, 1764  - MAY 23, 1836   US SECRETARY OF STATE, 1831-33 REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW YORK, 1795-1801 MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, 1801-03 ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • downtown manhat...
                  • wall street
                  • edward livingst...
                  • 1764
                  • 1836
                  • 1831
                  • 1833
                  • 1784
                  • 1795
                  • 1965

                  American Merchant Mariners' Memorial

                  AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS' MEMORIAL BATTERY PARK   Commissioned by the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, Inc., this memorial was conceived in 1976. In 1988, after an extensive competition, the ...

                  AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS' MEMORIAL BATTERY PARK Commissioned by the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, Inc., this memorial was conceived in 1976. In 1988, after an extensive competition, ...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • downtown manhat...
                  • battery park
                  • harbor
                  • merchant marine
                  • 1976
                  • 1988
                  • 1991

                  Holy Name Church, Brooklyn

                  DONATED BY M.J. SMITH FUNERAL HOMESomerset County, PANew York, NYWashington, DCSeptember 11, 2001A Day Not To Be Forgotten___IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE UNBORN CHILDRENKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSHOLY NAME OF ...

                  DONATED BY M.J. SMITH FUNERAL HOMESomerset County, PANew York, NYWashington, DCSeptember 11, 2001A Day Not To Be Forgotten___IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE UNBORN CHILDRENKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSHOLY NAME ...

                  • new york
                  • brooklyn
                  • park slope
                  • windsor terrace
                  • holy name churc...
                  • church
                  • 9/11
                  • september 11
                  • 2001
                  • 1998
                  • knights of colu...