Google Street Maps- am I just the last to know or what?

[vash23n]

Did you ever try the mapquest driving directions thing where you have a US address as the starting and a place in Europe as the ending?

[dedalusdedalus]

It's long been my dream to attain a little slice of immortality by walking on the street while the google street map crew is taking pictures. That dream is probably unattainable, since I imagine they're not going to redo the pics for a long time, if ever.

I wonder if google street maps has ever inadvertantly snapped a picture of someone doing something awkward, like leaving/entering a brothel or gay bar or something.

[Dakinggamer87]

This has been available for quite awhile but awesome nonetheless!!

[Incognito D]

I wonder if google street maps has ever inadvertantly snapped a picture of someone doing something awkward, like leaving/entering a brothel or gay bar or something.

There are so many results for that sort of thing on Google. For example:

http://www.urlesque.com/2009/02/05/top- ... reet-view/

and here's a guy leaving a sex shop...



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/g ... mages.html

One thing I instantly noticed on the street view is how every street in America seems to be on a completely perfect 90 degree grid. What is up with that?!

[MrPopo]

One thing I instantly noticed on the street view is how every street in America seems to be on a completely perfect 90 degree grid. What is up with that?!

It's crazy. Almost as if there's some kind of urban planning going on.

[vash23n]

It's long been my dream to attain a little slice of immortality by walking on the street while the google street map crew is taking pictures. That dream is probably unattainable, since I imagine they're not going to redo the pics for a long time, if ever.

I wonder if google street maps has ever inadvertantly snapped a picture of someone doing something awkward, like leaving/entering a brothel or gay bar or something.

I remember there were shots of women sunbathing on their porches in the nude and at least one shot of a couple doing it on their porch that was caught.

[Betamax001]

One thing I instantly noticed on the street view is how every street in America seems to be on a completely perfect 90 degree grid. What is up with that?!

It's crazy. Almost as if there's some kind of urban planning going on.

Unless you are in Boston. That place is wacky.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Here's where I buy most of my retro games:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 3,,0,-3.69

Lucky bastard, with your local game stores and affordable prices.........

[Jrecee]

Don't feel bad, I only found out about it a little over a year ago. It may have come out in 2007, but even now, they're still trying to get shots of all the streets out there.

Hey, Oatman Arizona, Where donkeys roam the streets:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sourc ... 4,,0,13.56

[Luke]

Whoa! I had never seen this before. You can take a virtual tour of a neighborhood in Google Maps. I'm currently virtua-walking through my old neighborhood where I grew up! This tech is amazing. How long has it been around without me knowing about it?

First your Shadow of the Colossus snafu, now this.