What Street View Saw

Jon Rafman’s The Nine Eyes of Google Street View gathers some of the Google scanners’ more unusual finds.

Blending in.

I see you.

Clones or teleporting?

Housework.

Um…

Hey, it’s a street.

Comments

[Sam]

Um…

Can't help but notice the number of prostitutes they photographed...

[Horace Dunn]

Quite extraordinary. Though I must admit that I wonder whether they are ALL entirely authentic ...

Whether or not they are "real", there is something peculiarly haunting about them.

Doubtless, a great source of album covers for the sort of bands that students like listening to.

[David]

Young people do like their beat combos.

[Rob]

I love the one of the fox stuck in the gate, or appears to be stuck.

[sk60]

Can't help but notice the number of prostitutes they photographed...

Maybe #5 really is a truck driver. Or roadside assistance.

[Ted S., Catskill Mtns., NY]

Regarding the "clones or teleporting" image, a few years back when Google Sreet View mapped Noway, a couple of people who knew one of the drivers of the Google car found out when it was going to be at a certain location, and were there waiting, dressed as frogmen:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/10/street_view_frogmen

Street View in Finland captured images of quite a few drunks, and some other fun stuff:

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/Googlen%20Street%20View%20paljasti%20heti%20nipun%20noloja%20tilanteita%20Suomessa/art-1288335020211.html

The article humorously describes the last photo by saying, "On the western Rantakatu in Turku, a cyclist for his part greeted the photography car with an international hand signal." :-)

[David]

“Maybe #5 really is a truck driver. Or roadside assistance.”

I don’t see any jump leads. She’s probably not affiliated with the RAC.

[JJM]

"Maybe #5 really is a truck driver. Or roadside assistance."

Roadside servicing?