Back in time: Google Street View lets you take a stroll down memory lane
Google Street View has gone all Doc Brown on us, and let us travel through time. It’s added a new feature that lets you explore how a certain location has changed over the years.
Sadly the feature doesn’t stretch back to 1955, only to 2007. But still, it should prove an interesting insight into what’s happened since then.
You’ll need Google Maps for desktop. Then, when you click on a location, select the Street View imagery. If you see a clock icon in the top left corner of the image, click it, and you’ll be able to move the slider through time. Every thumbnail will show the same location in a previous time.
You can’t move around the photos, as they’re just stills rather than an interactive part of Street View.
Using the feature, you’ll be able to see the building of the Freedom
Tower in New Yorkfrom the very beginning, as well as the construction of the 2014 World Cup Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil. You’ll also be able to see how an area has changed in the aftermath of a natural disaster, like the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Japan.
Tower in New Yorkfrom the very beginning, as well as the construction of the 2014 World Cup Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil. You’ll also be able to see how an area has changed in the aftermath of a natural disaster, like the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Japan.
No comments:
Post a Comment