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

Elementary & High School

Fullerton Elementary is in the foreground & the high school is in the background (photo at right). After school hours the Masons & Eastern Star groups met upstairs in the elementary school. Public...

Fullerton Elementary is in the foreground & the high school is in the background (photo at right). After school hours the Masons & Eastern Star groups met upstairs in the elementary school. Public...

  • louisiana
  • mill town
  • saw mill

Egg McMuffin Was First Introduced

On January 31, 1972 Our Creation EGG McMUFFIN Was First Introduced To America At This Restaurant Proudly – McDonald’s Santa Barbara Submitted by @oranv.

On January 31, 1972 Our Creation EGG McMUFFIN Was First Introduced To America At This Restaurant Proudly – McDonald’s Santa Barbara Submitted by @oranv.

  • mcdonalds

Fullerton Mill & Town

Fullerton Recreation Area was the site of thelargest pine sawmill. West of theMississippi River. Between 1907 - 1927, it wasa thriving town of 5000 people. Theindustrial area had sawmills, alcohol...

Fullerton Recreation Area was the site of thelargest pine sawmill. West of theMississippi River. Between 1907 - 1927, it wasa thriving town of 5000 people. Theindustrial area had sawmills, alcohol...

  • louisiana
  • sawmill
  • mill town

Public Swimming Pool and Hospital

Fullerton was one of only a few cities inLouisiana that had a public swimmingpool. The swimming pool was locatedacross the road from the hotel. Thepool was a modern concrete pool withdiving boards...

Fullerton was one of only a few cities inLouisiana that had a public swimmingpool. The swimming pool was locatedacross the road from the hotel. Thepool was a modern concrete pool withdiving boards...

  • louisiana
  • sawmill
  • mill town

Wawa

This property is to be used for the transaction of business for Wawa Inc. and may not be used for any other purpose. Loitering, solicitation or trespassing is prohibited.Submitted by @lampbane

This property is to be used for the transaction of business for Wawa Inc. and may not be used for any other purpose. Loitering, solicitation or trespassing is prohibited.Submitted by @lampbane

  • pennsylvania
  • philadelphia
  • wawa
  • university o...

Angel Burgos

In Loving Memory Of Angel Burgos   Happy Smiling Always Content, Loved And Respected Wherever He Went.   Also So Thoughtful Loving And Kind, A Beautiful Memory He Left Behind   Descansa En Paz

In Loving Memory Of Angel Burgos   Happy Smiling Always Content, Loved And Respected Wherever He Went.   Also So Thoughtful Loving And Kind, A Beautiful Memory He Left Behind   Descansa En Paz

  • brooklyn
  • flatbush
  • ditmas park
  • angel burgos

Hector Duarte, There's No Place Like Home

"There's No Place Like Home"   By Hector Duarte, 2020   Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Chicago Public Art GroupSubmitted by @lampbane

"There's No Place Like Home"   By Hector Duarte, 2020   Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Chicago Public Art GroupSubmitted by @lampbane

  • illinois
  • chicago
  • humboldt park
  • art
  • hector duarte

Safety Follows Wisdom

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy awarded to Consolidated Cement Corporation Cement City Plant, for a perfect safety record in 1937.

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy awarded to Consolidated Cement Corporation Cement City Plant, for a perfect safety record in 1937.

  • 1949
  • 1957
  • 1961

David and Ruth Adeny

    Sir Francis Drake -- Looking Beyond the Horizon

      Golden Gate Ferry

        Dr. Huey P. Newton

          Moving the World's Cargo

          • containers

          The Golden Hind

            Charles A. Ellis

            • golden gate bridge

            Rengstorff House

            The Spirit of the Times   Wild Marshes, Handy Scows & Mr. Henry Rengstorff   The Wild Marshes of Mountain View   When Captain Rivera first looked upon San Francisco Bay in 1769, he saw great...

            The Spirit of the Times   Wild Marshes, Handy Scows & Mr. Henry Rengstorff   The Wild Marshes of Mountain View   When Captain Rivera first looked upon San Francisco Bay in 1769, he saw...

              The Golden Gate Bridge: Vision, Genius, and Expert Care

                Skate Bench

                THE STORY OF THE SKATE BENCHON FEBRUARY 15, 1961 ALL OF THE U.S. WORLD FIGURESKATING TEAM LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AIRPLANE CRASHIN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TOTHE 1961 WORLD FIGURE...

                THE STORY OF THE SKATE BENCHON FEBRUARY 15, 1961 ALL OF THE U.S. WORLD FIGURESKATING TEAM LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AIRPLANE CRASHIN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TOTHE 1961 WORLD FIGURE...

                • ice skating
                • figure skating
                • colorado springs
                • broadmoor
                • olympics
                • airplane crash
                • 1960s

                The Barnes Dance diagonal street crossing

                Sidewalk plaque marking the creation by traffic engineer Henry Barnes of the first traffic lights that included a pedestrian “Walk” signal. The arrangement triggered diagonal crossings that...

                Sidewalk plaque marking the creation by traffic engineer Henry Barnes of the first traffic lights that included a pedestrian “Walk” signal. The arrangement triggered diagonal crossings...

                • traffic
                • denver
                • colorado
                • downtown
                • automobile
                • walking
                • 1950s
                • pedestrian

                Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium Golden Gate Bridge