Monday, February 02, 2009

Google Street View

Today as I was out on my AM walk, I started thinking about the places we lived when I was growing up. I spent most of my early days in Little Rock, AR. I remembered my street address, so after my walk I Googled Maps for that address and whoosh, up popped the house we lived in, looking about the same, but much more run down, along with a "street view" that allowed me pan (with my mouse) all around the neighborhood, up and down the street and side streets, thus seeing sights I'd not seen for many years. I even found the school I walked to. I use Google Maps all the time, but never took the extra step to check out street view. Not all locations have it, like smaller towns and cities. Try it yourself here.