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

Maple Leaf Gardens 1931-2011

From the day it opened in the fall of 1931, Maple Leaf Gardens has been a social and cultural hub in the City of Toronto. Best known as a "cathedral of hockey", it also hosted political rallies,...

From the day it opened in the fall of 1931, Maple Leaf Gardens has been a social and cultural hub in the City of Toronto. Best known as a "cathedral of hockey", it also hosted political rallies,...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Sylvester Baxter Riverfront State Park

    Cerrito Theater Renovation

      Gooding Milner Canal

      I've spent long enough in California that waterworks, large and small, get my attention. This spot is about 35 miles north of Twin Falls, Idaho, and just a couple of miles north of the town of...

      I've spent long enough in California that waterworks, large and small, get my attention. This spot is about 35 miles north of Twin Falls, Idaho, and just a couple of miles north of the town of...

      • idaho
      • shoshone
      • aqueducts

      The First Pnuematic Tyre Factory in the World

      The first pnuematic tyre factory in the world was started here in 1889, to make tyres under John Boyd Dunlop's patents of the 7th December, 1888.  Submitted by johnke

      The first pnuematic tyre factory in the world was started here in 1889, to make tyres under John Boyd Dunlop's patents of the 7th December, 1888.  Submitted by johnke

      • tyres
      • dunlop
      • pneumatic
      • dublin
      • ireland