Riff Raff Statue / Embassy Theatre, Hamilton, New Zealand
This plaque sits next to a statue of Richard O’Brien’s character Riff Raff. It is also on the site of the Embassy Theatre in Hamilton, New Zealand, since demolished. It commemorates...
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- hamilton
- riff raff
- rocky horror...
Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail: Pettingill’s Wonderful Water
A natural spring flows from the rock at the base of Hennepin Bluff below this spot. According to tradition, the iron-red mud at the spring provided pigment for the Native Americans. White...
- funny
- history
Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail: The Whirlpool
“The falls are going out!” cried the alarmed citizens of St. Anthony on October 5, 1869. A tunnel being dug under the river bed to bring power to Nicollet Island had collapsed. A giant whirlpool...
- funny
- history
William Taft visits Philadelphia
“THIS STAR LOCATES THE PLACE WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILLIAM H TAFT DELIVERED THE ADDRESS OF DEDICATION OF THIS BUILDING DECEMBER THIRTIETH 1911″(It’s now a Macy’s...
- macys
- philadelphia
- presidents
- taft
America’s First Subway
America’s first subway was built in Boston. The Tremont Street Subway opened with four stations and horse-drawn carriages.Park Street Station is still in service and the plaque is still...
- boston
- green line
- massachusetts
- red line
- subway
- subway station
- transit
Officer Jane Warner Plaza
Shortly after the intersection of Castro and Market was converted into a plaza, it was named in honor of our local beat cop. It was the first time I’d ever been to a dedication for someone I...
- castro
- castro district
- police
- police officer
- san francisco
Doc Holiday Died Here
732 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs, CO Now the site of a mountaineering store
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De Anza
+37° 47′ 14.21″, -122° 28′ 13.57″ Mountain Lake Park (last natural lake in San Francisco)Juan Bautista De Anza, Spanish Explorer, Camped at this site March 27, 1776
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- 1957
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José Sarria
Located at 1 Sarria Court in San Francisco’s Castro District sits a plaque honoring a gay rights pioneer. The plague reads:José Sarria Court honors the humor, political savvy, and talent of...
- castro
- castro district
- civil rights
- gay
- gay rights
- san francisco
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day Founded by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. First officially observed in 1908, it honored motherhood and family life at a time of rising feminist activism. An early supporter was John...
- mothers
- pennsylvania
- philadelphia
- wanamaker
CIC 325 Harvard Street
One Sunday morning my family and I were outside Zaftig’s Delicatessen in Brookline, MA waiting for a table to open up inside. Next door is a playground, and in the grass just off the sidewalk we...
- 325 harvard street
- brookline
- massachusetts
La Reunion Cemetery
This is at Fishtrap Cemetery, 3469 Fish Trap Road, Dallas.It reads, in oddly telegraphic style:Burial Place of French, Belgian, and Swiss settlers brought here 1855-58 by Company for...
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The McFall Oak
This tree, now known as the McFall Oak, is an oak tree in Glendale, California that is well over 150 years old. Local legend has it that it was used as a meeting place for Tiburcio Vásquez and...
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- fire
- oak tree
- tree
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Among the oldest of its kind in the nation, the special collections library holds many of the nations important founding documents. Founded by...
- street plaque
New Century Guild
New Century Guild Founded 1882 by Eliza S. Turner. One of the oldest and largest organizations created to advance the interests of women in the labor force. Originally located on Girard St., the...
- pennsylvania...
The King of Organs
The King of Organs This plaque commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Wanamaker, the world’s largest pipe organ. The Wanamaker Organ first echoed in this soaring atrium on June 22, 1911...
- department store
- macys
- pipe organ
- wanamaker
WDIA The Goodwill Station
111 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
- memphis blues radio
First Public Curb Ramp
In commemorationof the first public curb rampandin recognitionof those who have fought forequal access in every community 25 Years of Working Together1972-1997City of BerkeleyandCenter...
- berkeley
- curb ramp
- ramp
Memorial Stone for Mrs Bond, Brighton
This Memorial stone can be found in the toilets of the Emporium Theatre and Cafe on London Road, Brighton. The building was originally a Methodist Church and the plaque commemorates the work of...
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- church
- memorial
- methodist
- uk
Harris Whittemore appreciation
This plaque is attached to a rock next to a now quite large tree in a triangle of grass in an intersection off the main drag of downtown Naugatuck, CT. At the intersection, Rockwell Ave. meets...
- intersection
- naugatuck
- rockwell
- salem
- tree