Lost Landscapes of Google Maps

April 8th, 02010 by Austin Brown

As reported on Laughing Squid SepiaTown is “A Collaborative Urban Time Machine”

SepiaTown lets you use your computer or mobile device to see what the very spot you’re standing on looked like decades or centuries ago.

A Google Maps mash-up, SepiaTown allows users to upload and geotag vintage photos of urban landscapes and then serves them up for others to view.  There’s even a “then/now” feature that juxtaposes the old shot with the current Street View:

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 8th, 02010 at 3:38 am and is filed under Long Term Art, The Big Here.

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