As some of you may know, intersections in may parts of St. Louis are now in HD on Google Street View, but there appear to many new areas of St. Louis covered. I assume they're new because some old whole streets (not just intersections) are now in HD. The streets that were previously covered are not in HD.

For example, much of the area around Park at S Grand appears to be new
Yes, this is an intersection, but some of the streets are in HD as well, which leads me to believe that it is new.

Have fun exploring!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 6,,0,-9.98

Also, take a look at Virginia at Park. If you look at the Virginia side of the street, you see boarded up windows. If you look at the Park side, you see the same. But in the HD view at the intersection, the rehab appears complete.

1710 S Jefferson Ave you see construction
You move to the intersection, and you see the completed building.

Pan around to see 6 Cupples Buildings
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 12,,0,-8.3

Bacon at Market Intersection not in HD
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 92,,0,3.46

Not much more coverage on the North Side.

Forest Park
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 51,,0,-2.7

Southwest Ave at Magnolia on The Hill
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 8,,0,-3.68

Tower Grove Intersections (inside the park as well) are now in HD

Not sure what these towers are. They look familiar. Anyway, they're in HD
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,0,-28.45

The address on Google is 3403 Forest Park Ave, St Louis, MO 63103

From the other side of the buildings
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 6,,0,-1.86

3471 Forest Park St Louis, MO 63110

Aquinas
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 02,,0,3.04

Before
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,0,-13.62

After
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 8,,0,-7.46

Forest Park Pkwy is well covered.

City Hospital
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 2,,0,-9.84

Still vacant City Hospital Buildings
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,0,-17.04

Not good
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 5,,0,-4.52

Old School
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 05,,0,0.94

1100 block of Rutger
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 80.8,,0,-9

Industrialized area. Someone knocked over a sign
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 76,,0,3.04

Wow awesome. I didnt know they were coming out with HD ones.
Thanks

zink wrote:Wow awesome. I didnt know they were coming out with HD ones.
Thanks

It's kind of ambiguous, but these 4th generation cameras are referred to as "near-HD." Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View#Cameras

Not sure what these towers are. They look familiar. Anyway, they're in HD
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,0,-28.45

The Grandview Apartments. At least the lower half is near HD...

Mullanphy Immigrant Home
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 2,,0,-1.86

1st st. and Chouteau is probably one of my favorite intersections in the city. I love how the railroad trestle straddles the building on the corner above the street sign

Wow. S Broadway at Lemp. Before: looks like 3 4-family flats and a commercial building.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 06899&z=17

now
1 4-family flat left
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 06899&z=17

These "before and after" Streetview sightings are exactly why I continue running my blog. I think we all tend to consider certain areas of the city stable or "built out". Yet the city's density and famed architecture continue to disappear with no sound planning or design standards. Even in Soulard, several historic alley houses have been demolished and one building on 10th Street (circa 1870) was just proposed for demolition. We need to be more protective of our neighborhoods' built heritage--their investment opportunities.

I think of historic, but vacant buildings as "bookmarks" of sorts in the "story" of each urban block. We lose the narrative of the story by ridding of the bookmark.

Why does St. Louis allow demolitions, especially in or around historic districts, without a redevelopment plan? I fear that a vacant buildings registry is only going to increase the incentive for an owner of a vacant and deteriorating building to clear the lot.

Cute houses on Hickory, in HD
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 78,,0,-8.3

Interesting building. Buder Bath
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 9,,1,-6.45

I'm surprised Google didn't blur this face
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 5,,1,-9.26

Interesting awnings, storefront addition
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 5,,0,-1.91

These blocks feature mostly newer buildings, with a few old survivors
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 8,,0,-3.54

Variety of cornices on Rutger Street.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 51,,0,-6.7

There are some more interesting cornices down the street.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,0,-12.57

Speaking of cornices. What the heck is that?
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,1,-24.91
From the other side. Weird, in a good way
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,2,-17.28

Saint Louis University
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,0,-16.28

Caroline and Vista Avenues near Saint Louis University are also now in HD.

Go down either street and you will see improvement from the SD to the HD. The boards in the windows are now gone.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,0,-15.72

People hanging out on their porches
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 9,,0,-10.5

Eads, St. Vincent, and parts of Henrietta and Lafayette are in HD.

Interesting in storefront turret here
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 4,,0,-9.42

A school maybe?
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,0,-15.02

Interesting cornice on Henrietta Pl
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,1,-21.52

The little bit of purple on the house at left seems to compliment that house at right
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... ,,1,-19.14

Love the detailing
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 4,,1,-4.59

Another turret. Texas at Miami

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.5 ... ,,0,-17.12

Osceola at Michigan - interesting porch
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.5 ... 9,,1,-1.93

Carondelet Park
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.5 ... 4.1,,0,2.9

Leaf on the camera
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.5 ... 5,,0,-5.38

These buildings near the Laclede Power Plant on the North Riverfront are now gone.

These buildings are now gone.
There
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 3,,0,-2.42

Gone
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.6 ... 3,,0,-2.42

STLCardsBlues1989 wrote:
Google Maps shows neighborhoods around here called "Boston," "Spring Hill," and "Creighton." I'm not sure what that's about.

I'm neither Catholic nor a SLU expert but I believe those are the names of Jesuit universities so maybe SLU has named something after them.

lukethedrifter wrote:I'm neither Catholic nor a SLU expert but I believe those are the names of Jesuit universities so maybe SLU has named something after them.

Well, I'm a little of both, and that one was a real poser (Monty Python word, not poseur). It was even more intriguing to see "Wheeling" across S. Grand.

As it turns out, a bit of SLU.com sleuthing reveals that all campus parking lots have names of Jesuit universities. Who knew?

I orta be a detective.

Globe Drug Store and Warehouse
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 1,,0,-6.43

What happened to the Bogen?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,1,-50.43

"It really is happening."
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... .4,,2,5.63