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The latest Google Street View images of Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena seem to have been taken after sunset. How could this happen? It’s hard to see anything on the images but headlights and signs. As far as I know, there’s no way to view older pictures (though that would be a great feature).
Google’s quality control is slipping…
Three completely unrelated maps of interest:
Birdseye Map of Pittsburgh 1902 (via The BIG Map Blog)
Greg’s Cable Map: An interactive map of international undersea communications cables sorted by date.
The Distribution of Same-Sex Couples in LA County based on 2010 Census Data (via Curbed LA).
Remember the specifics of the controversy a few years ago surrounding the city of LA’s deal with large, politically-connected outdoor advertising firms over the installation of bright digital billboards, many of which had been originally placed illegally? I don’t either. Controversy is fleeting, but those billboards are here to stay.
This is an interesting survey of billboards in the 1940′s that’s part of a presentation on why outdoor advertising is important for YOUR business. (They’re all so low to the ground!)
See if you can spot the Brown Derby cameo. Let’s have a cocktail and dinner and watch, shall we?
(Via Vintage Los Angeles)
Jinshan
2010
Toroko Park
2010
Street Scene
2010
Hwalein
2010
Sage Advice in the Subway
2010