bancksNov 24, 2024

Hey happy Sunday morning gang.

This is an older picture of a couple #ToynbeeTiles that used to be on Broad Street in #Philadephia, but they were lost when it was repaved a few few weeks ago. Damn shame but that’s how it goes.

#toynbeetiles #houseofhades #art #streetart #mosaic #streetartsunday #artmatters #lostmedia

bancksAug 10, 2024
Another #ToynbeeTile from #HouseOfHades 2024 collection, this one located right here in Philadelphia. It’s shaping up to be a great season - I’ve got a bunch more reports and found my first tile of the season and they look great! 2023 was a little flat imo, but 2024 is strong.
bancksJan 10, 2024
This tile was sent in from a correspondent in #Detroit. She says that this #HouseOfHades #ToynbeeTile is located at an intersection where a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle earlier this year. Regardless of whether the artist was aware of the recent history of this intersection, it brings to mind the blog post about monuments from @AdrianRiskin: https://chez-risk.in/2023/04/11/monuments-altars-ceramic-tiles-and-the-passions-stamped-on-these-lifeless-things-1/
Monuments, Altars, Ceramic Tiles, And The Passions Stamped On These Lifeless Things

Erect no monuments, motherfuckers!

Carl JohnsonDec 14, 2023

A rare trip into #Philly yesterday, and I was thrilled to spot two new #HouseOfHades #ToynbeeTiles right near City Hall. These symbols or messages embedded in asphalt streets fascinate me as an art form.

More background here:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/toynbee-tiles

#philadelphia #UrbanArt #ToynbeeTile

The Tantalizing Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

Rectangles with enigmatic messages have been appearing on city streets for decades, but the tiler's identity remains unknown.

Atlas Obscura
bancksNov 25, 2023

The holidays have me thinking about what I’m thankful for, and one of the top items has to be the people that I’ve met while studying the #ToynbeeTiles , one of whom sent in this classic from #Baltimore.

I’ll also announce that I’m publishing a few pages about #HouseOfHades / Toynbee Tile developments over the past year. This volume, “Tile Times,” will be finished sometime in January and I’ll provide it free of charge. To request a copy, just send a mailing address to [email protected]

Mr CreosoteOct 14, 2023

Honk/like/share if you've also owned this book in the 1980s!

https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1553/House-of-Hell.html

#HouseOfHell
#HouseOfHades
#FightingFantasy
#SteveJackson

Mr CreosoteSep 25, 2023

Now doing #HouseOfHell (#HouseOfHades in the US, as "Hades" is obviously not as bad as "Hell"). Like the previous one, it is an extended version of a previously published mini adventure. I have very fond memories of this one on the grounds of being set in our real world and moving away from cliché fantasy tropes.

#FightingFantasy
#Gamebook

bancksSep 12, 2023
Found this tile near South Station in #Boston purely by chance after our flight was cancelled and we had to run to catch a train instead (at least we were able to work something out to get home). Anyway…it’s the only tile I know of in Boston, but I’m not sure if that’s because I don’t have enough eyes in Boston or there just really aren’t any others up there.
#toynbeetiles #toynbee #houseofhades #houseofhadestile #boston #bostonma #bostonart #harvardartmuseums #cambridge #massachusetts
bancksAug 23, 2023
Fantastic #HouseofHades #ToynbeeTile originally reported by @FrancisBass in center city #philadelphia. Had to go check up on it when I was walking home from work. It’s a lot larger than a tile or similar design I’ve seen, but it’s position doesn’t really lend itself to “foot for reference” photos I like. There are also some other goodies nearby for ambitious tile watchers.
bancksAug 20, 2023
This monochrome #ToynbeeTile installation lives in lower #manhattan. It’s one of the most interesting ones I’ve come across since it involves a two-way communication medium instead of the normal exhortations to make and glue tiles, which are one-way obv. Some fellow enthusiasts pointed out to me that W.E. (Western Electric) Fortresses are a model of pay phone, but what does he use them for?? I’ve never heard of House of Hades calling anyone
#HouseOfHades #mastoart #graffiti #streetart #newyork