Toynbee Tiles refer to a message and a medium invented by a Philadelphia artist in the 1980’s. This site explores the story and the meaning behind the work.

In 1993, I was heading to the arcade with a pocketful of quarters when I noticed a Toynbee Tile embedded in the asphalt near 16th and Chestnut Streets in center city Philadelphia. That moment put me on a path that culminated in my participation in the Sundance Award winning documentary, Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. The film led to a ton of interest in the tiles. This site was created as a response to many of the most common questions and misconceptions about them.