IN MEMORY OF ANDRE PARMENTIERFOUNDER OF THE FIRST BOTANIC GARDEN IN BROOKLYN, BORN AT ENGHIEN, BELGIUM. JULY 3, 1780. HIS BOTANIC GARDEN OF TWENTY FIVE ACRES LOCATED CARLTON AVENUE, SOUTH...
THIS TERRACE GARDEN IS A MEMORIAL TO LEWIS L. FAWCETT 1872 - 1952 DISTINGUISHED JURIST AND CITIZEN OF BROOKLYN PRESENTED BY HIS SISTERS ELISABETH FAWCETT OSBORNE AND MARION FAWCETT FROHNE TO THE...
EPIPHYTE TREE GIFT OF ELEANOR AND RENATO VALENTE POOL GIFT OF ANNE & JOHN WALSH MEDICINAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF MR. & MRS. PAUL MELLON PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF THE...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden gratefully acknowledges the significant orchid collections that have expanded and enhanced the displays in the Robert W. Wilson Aquatic House Dr. Benjamin C. and Esther...
Martha Adams RubinFour Seasons GardenSubmitted by @lampbane
BROOKLYN CELEBRITY PATH This walkway celebrates men and women who were born or flourished in Brooklyn and whose talents and significant achievements enhance the Borough's reputation throughout...
The Guardians: Superhero, 2013 ANTONIO PIO SARACINO Commissioned by Three Bryant Park Equity Office antoniopiosaracino.comSubmitted by @lampbane
The mural surrounding the lobby entrance was created by the noted mosaic artist Max Spivak (1906-1981) when this building was originally constructed in 1958. The offices, then on the edge of the...
ENHANCING RIVER HABITAT Hudson River Park's mission includes being the steward of approximately 400 acres of Hudson River habitat known as the Estuarine Sanctuary. The textured concrete piles...
BARKER PLAYHOUSE IN MEMORY OF HENRY AMES BARKER A FRIEND OF THE LITTLE THEATRE FROM 1886 TO 1929Submitted by @lampbane
1891, George F. CosterisanThe International Order of Odd Fellows was one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of...
The Eureka County Courthouse, designed by George Costerisa, cost about $38,000 to construct. Built in 1879-80 of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Italian style...
DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY...
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGES THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS...
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC IN 1930 AND KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A BRIDGE FIRST OPENED TO TRAFFIC...
TURKS HEAD BUILDING ARCHITECTS HOWELLS & STOKES 1913 PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY ACROPOLIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC www.amsnewengland.comSubmitted by @lampbane
THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...