Up until now , anyone hoping to fourth dimension travel in Google Street View was more or less left at the mercyof the odd , serendipitous glitch . But starting today , Google is vagabond out a raw Street View feature that lets you travel back in time nigh anywhere .
Apparently , Google ’s been softly hoarding old Street View snapshots since the freewheeling Clarence Day of 2007 , affording it a immense cache of data to draw from . Now , anytime you see a little clock icon in the upper left corner ( like in the exemplar below ) you ’ll be able-bodied to click through and see how that location has evolve over the long time — at least as seen through the heart of Google ’s army of photo - collecting cars .
Even though it only covers a period seven years , it really is reasonably incredible to see how much some of our most iconic and beloved locations have shift — be it for salutary or bad .
And while the newfangled “ digital time capsule ” feature is n’t available across the board quite yet , checking out the evolution of places like the2014 World loving cup StadiumandJapan both pre- and post - annihilating tsunamishould keep you plenty meddling for now .
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