Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Toynbee Tile


You can see these tile messages in random places around the city. I searched online for more information and it turns out these tiles cropped up around the 80s in various cities in the U.S. and South American capitals (Wikipedia). There are many possible interpretations of the tiles but most agree that the creator is a Philadelphia native.

6 comments:

  1. Oh I love these things! I almost don't even want to find out what they really are because its so fun to guess. At the same time, it drives me nuts! What are they!? What is dead planet jupiter!?

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  2. Very interesting, thanks for sharing :)

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  3. Ive never seen anything like this. That's fun!

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  4. I wish we had some in Portland. This one looks like a person trying to get their screenplay idea bought.

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  5. I don't think we have any in Atlantic Beach or Jacksonville, I will have to start looking.

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  6. Interesting idea! But what does it mean?

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