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North Broadway next to Shady Jacks.
Creepy Santa
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1428+Nort ... ,,2,-27.52

Thanks. Something to do when I'm bored. I "explore" other cities, though. I live 150 miles from St. Louis, so I can't really explore it myself very easily.

A house being fixed up 4919 Terry
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.66983,-90 ... 1,,0,-1.96

Scaffolding on a house, 4957 Terry
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.669964,-9 ... 3,,0,-6.14

Across the street from that two other houses were recently torn down. You can see those houses on Bing Maps
http://binged.it/12uHh0O

Interesting cornice
Terry between Kingshighway and Norwood
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.671077,-9 ... 7,,0,-6.49

Weird house 2808 Norwood It's similar to the ones next to it, but it's one-half is not brick or has siding.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.670883,-9 ... 7,,0,-1.66

Beautiful church, appears to be empty 2707 Northkingshighway
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.669234,-9 ... ,,0,-24.28

Covenant house next door, and Google car in the reflection
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.669541,-9 ... 6,,0,-9.75
some beautiful buildings in that area

Car trouble, 5060 Northland
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.669823,-9 ... 57,,0,6.85

There's some kind of Google glitch, because anything right in the middle of your view looks darker and miscolored. You can see it on these houses around 5234 Northland. I really like the one with the green on the cornice.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.671114,-9 ... 5,,0,-6.37

Spongebob, 2715 Union
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.671875,-9 ... 68,,2,1.19

Pretty church, 5345 St. Louis Ave
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.674925,-9 ... 5,,0,-21.7

Nice door 2916 Union
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.674865,-9 ... 56,,0,0.03

Blue sidewalk 3218 Norwood
http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.674567,-9 ... 8,,0,-3.57

Great finds! I particularly like the first and last links. The North Sarah transformation is incredible, and that last row of buildings is as well. I've tried to photograph them on several occasions, but have never visited with good lighting. Thank you google streetview!

A few more, mostly on MLK.

4400 Aldine Avenue, St. Louis, United States
Odd looking building for a church. The church just across and down the street is also interesting. I has beautiful stained glass.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... ,1.62&z=17

Daisy Park strange mural. Is that a mural or graffiti?
1616 North Newstead Avenue, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -4.05&z=17

4330 Aldine Avenue, St. Louis, United States
Handsome Marshall School
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 20.98&z=17

1415 Hills Terrace, St. Louis, United States
Road Blocks with BLC painted on them
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 0,2.4&z=17

4763 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
Hall's automative sign on the building. Ghost signs above it, but they're hard to read. Turn left and see more ghost signs on another building.
On the building on the left I'm guessing the top sign says "glass and hardware." Sign below that says "Money on"
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -6.89&z=17

Another sign Reid Auto Parts and Delco
4745 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -0.98&z=21

Down the street the headquarters of AC Delco parts. These signs don't appear as old as the "glass and hardware" signs down the street. There are also signs on the other side of this building. "Leader Automotive Supply Co Headquarters AC - Delco Parts." Other signs say "AC" "GM" and "Delco." There is some type of sign underneath that one. Another sign says "Official Vehicle Registration Station."
4739 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 15.86&z=21

Another sign "Sewing Machine & Furniture Co."
4723 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -7.15&z=21

Neat signs for Blue Swan Cocktain Lounge, Restaurant & Garden, and Convenience Store
Doctor Martin Luther King Drive / Marcus Avenue, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... ,-9.3&z=21
Catty corner to it there appears to be some work going on inside that building.

4601 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
Another sign. "....Solmica Wholesale only."
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... ,1.02&z=21
Apparently Solmica is a stone company.
https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/s ... .asp?84899
This building probably won't be around long, though.

More green brick
4561 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 16.23&z=21

Deer Street / Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
"Mutual Cleaning and Dyeing Company." Unfortunately the building is in awful shape. The lady standing in front of it seems unconcerned.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -6.88&z=21

Yard sale?
4533 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 0,6.6&z=21

Just a strange view with the spires in the background
4513 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -4.31&z=21

A school?
Doctor Martin Luther King Drive / North Newstead Avenue, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -7.96&z=21

Nice building, but I have to wonder if it was made like that or there used to be some more decoration in the middle of the top there
4203 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -8.56&z=21

"mpwr urself." Unusual sign.
4201 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -5.86&z=21

Did this street used to go through? The building's porch looks like a corner building's porch.
4201 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -3.93&z=21

"Story's Foto Stamp Co. One Minute Photos Old Pictures Copied and Enlarged. Identification. Foto Stamps."
4151 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... ,-1.9&z=21
I looked up the company online, but didn't find anything.

Pretty brick on this building, but the building won't be around long.
3857 Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -2.78&z=21

For some reason I like browsing the North Side more than the South Side. I guess the North Side just seems more interesting.

North Spring Avenue / Saint Louis Avenue, St. Louis, United States
Abandoned factory. Wilco Plastics?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -8.13&z=18

"Grand St. Louis Building."
2804 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -2.55&z=18

2800 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, United States
Lindell Bank & Trust. Neat sign on the roof
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -8.37&z=18

Interesting drawn signs. More signs on that building as you go down Missouri 180. Looks like Martin Luther King, Jr. is in one of them.
Hamilton Avenue / Missouri 180, St. Louis, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... ,2.84&z=17

5964 Missouri 180, St. Louis, United States
Old ghost sign. Something about "F. H. Brown."
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -0.61&z=17

6145 Missouri 180, St. Louis, United States
Bus Loop Burgers
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -2.67&z=17

6233 Missouri 180, Wellston, United States
First National Bank
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 10.91&z=17

6321 Missouri 180, Wellston, United States
Beautiful Building
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... -2.84&z=17
Turn around and see the interesting Plumber's Supply building. On the left side of the street you see the old sign for the State Bank of Wellston.

State Bank of Wellston
6238 Missouri 180, Wellston, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=C+D+Bank ... 11.26&z=17
More info on it
http://www.beltstl.com/2006/03/wellston-bank/
http://www.builtstlouis.net/mod/mod27.html

stlcardsblues1989 wrote:Somehow I didn't notice before that the Marquette building has its name on the side of it (the side facing I-70)
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=St.+Loui ... ,,2,-15.22

It has it on the north facing side as well: http://goo.gl/maps/hLQy9

Street View has updated to July 2012. Also, when looking at a scene you can review how it looked in previous Views.

Much more of Illinois is covered than was before.

roger wyoming II wrote:Much of Street View in the city has been updated to Sept. 2014.... including the Stan Span and approaches but oddly there is still a bit of a gap on N/ Tucker to downtown.

Not my street. When I get a Google Streetview shot of me shirtless and drinking a Budweiser tall boy, well, that will be my Christmas card. Still waiting.....

The satellite images got updated again. Looks to be from late October.

no new birds eye yet, though (I imagine they do that much less frequently to save money)

Looks pretty new to me. They're from late October.

arch city wrote:How does updating streetview work?

Who is responsible for updating Google Streetview in metro St. Louis? .

I think google is responsible. They contract local drivers to do the work. It's not google employees driving around, it's usually employees of a trucking or delivery service. So usually someone doing the driving is local and has been given the task of driving up and down a list of streets.

Saw the google street view car in Southampton neighborhood last summer. They have a team that does it

"First off we need to actually drive around and photograph the locations to show in Street View. We pay close attention to many factors, including the weather and and the population density of various areas, to determine when and where can collect the best possible imagery."

https://www.google.com/maps/streetview/understand/


Now something that Google doesn't have that MoDOT has is video of every road in MO. There is a 5 man grew that drives every road in MO year round. It's a big yellow van with about $250,000 worth on cameras and sensors.


http://www.modot.org/expresslane/ARAN.htm

ARAN: A Diamond in the Rough - Literally

It may look like a tricked out yellow ambulance, but in reality MoDOT’s Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) van is a useful tool in collecting data on Missouri’s roads.

“Driving down the road we are able to determine the smoothness of the pavement, the rutting of the pavement, if applicable, and the geometry of the road, specifically, the grade, cross fall, and vertical and horizontal curvatures,” said Jay Whaley, transportation data systems coordinator.

ARAN vans have been in use in Missouri since 1988. Prior to the purchase of the current van in 2002, ARAN teams collected an average of 14,000 miles worth of data on Missouri roads each year. In 2005, the ARAN team of Pat Kennedy, Todd Schneider, Kevin Haslag and Field Crew Leader Gene Nichols collected a record-setting 25,000 miles worth of data, despite the fact that the van must be driven more than 10 mph slower than previous vans. Before this record, data was collected on an average of 21,000 miles.

The current ARAN van includes a number of features that help collect valuable information. Among these are three digital cameras found on the front of the van that take pictures every 21.12 feet. Two more digital cameras take pictures of the pavement at an average of 16 frames per second. A bar using 31 ultrasonic sensors detects ruts in the road. The Position and Orientation for Land Vehicles unit combines data from gyros and accelerometers with the Geographic Positioning System and a Distance Measurement Instrument making it possible to derive the exact position of points on the road surface.

In addition, as many as six video cameras can be trained on the front, sides or back of the road to create a video record of the trip. Using the video, pavement condition can be visually checked from the office.

Data and images collected with the current van have been placed on the MoDOT network and are available to anyone who has TMS installed on their computer. Users can then familiarize themselves with locations, alignments and conditions from the safety of their desks.

Information collected by the ARAN van has a wide variety of uses. According to Whaley, one of the largest data users is the Chief Counsel’s office, which uses the information collected by ARAN as evidence in legal cases.

“No one can say for certain how much the ARAN video has benefited MoDOT, but I recall my predecessor Jim Smith saying that a few months after the purchase of the first ARAN, MoDOT won a suit where our evidence was based almost entirely on ARAN video,” Whaley said. “The amount of the suit was more than the purchase price of the ARAN"

I just flipped off the Google Maps car!!! It's like a dream come true!!! It's in the city now!!!