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What Every Block of Manhattan Looked Like 400 Years Ago
- cardamomo 11y agoThe Welikia project is a great resource, but it bears mentioning that it is focused on the island of Manhattan and hasn't yet expanded to NYC's other boroughs.
- caio1982 11y agoIndeed, and I totally understand why most people think of Manhattan as being "NYC" but it's a pity the rest of it is not considered in analysis like this one (or at least why only Manhattan-centric stuff is reported). There are so many beautiful places in other boroughs, dunno why only the skyscrapers get the credit :-)
- mfoy_ 11y agoThe article mentions that the project is working on expanding to the other boroughs. They just finished Manhattan first.
- dang 11y agoWe changed the title to say Manhattan instead of NYC.
- checker 11y agoI have no idea when they added it, but Google Street View now has a time travel feature. There's been tons of construction in my area since I moved here, so it's pretty cool to see parking lots turn into high rises. When I discovered this feature, I became excited to think that in 50 years I'll be able to look back (hopefully) and see the transformation of our society in time lapse. Imagine if we had a street view from 400 years back. Cool stuff!
- username6500 11y agoBut what if Google removes this service? We don't have a backup.
- nextstep 11y agoWhat every block of Manhattan looked like 400 years ago