Space is the Place
by ChrisAugust 21st, 2005 10:44 pm
Toynbee tile at the intersection of 15th and Chestnut. Picure from Resurrect Dead Mystery.
I’ve seen these things tiled onto streets around town for quite some time now and, to be honest, never gave them a second thought. Not until I read this article on Philly Future about the mystery behind the origin and maker(s) of the Toynbee tiles, that is. Now I’m sucked in and I’ve spent the last half hour reading sites like Resurrect Dead Mystery which are dedicated to the Toynbee tile mystery. There’s even a Wikipedia entry on the subject. Have fun.
Via Akkam’s Razor
August 22nd, 2005 at 8:30 am
i actually got an email from a person who was interviewed for their documentary. he had seen my flickr set of the toynbee tiles i’ve seen in philly, i’ve been obsessed with them for some time now.