Gothamist: Google Maps Meets MC Escher

Gwin

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:43:05 -0500

As dude pointed out, the photos for NYC were actually taken at different points of the year. You can actually see this by putting in an address like 10 Central Park West (the Park shows up in two different seasons!) or an address on the Lower East Side.

nisey79

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:16:30 -0500

I looked up my address on Google Maps; it directed me to the wrong building (other end of the block).

Peter Kirn

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:06:50 -0500

Ah yes, I was looking at exactly this stitch, as my apartment lies sadly under that green circle. Though maybe this explains why it's so darned dark here. I think the Google Map may be right. Note you can also turn on 3D buildings mode in Manhattan, for those of you who haven't found it yet, for even odder visual juxtapositions (it's fairly useless other than to see the profile of Manhattan from a distance.)

Sterski

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:35:17 -0500

something weird happening at columbus circle

hashashin

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:12:35 -0500

Near the Verizon building that Jake mentioned, there are three buildings that all seem to be leaning in a counter-clockwise circle. Very Escher indeed. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1095+6th+ave,+10036&ll=40.755425,-73.984144&spn=0.003035,0.00603&t=k you may need to close the address balloon and zoom in a bit for best effect.

M

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:27:02 -0500

In Boston - check out the north Museum Towers building and the EF Building "touching" - these two structures are across the street from each other. Check it out - start at the Museum of Science and go north a few hundred feet: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1+science+park,+Cambridge,+MA&ll=42.370036,-71.071321&spn=0.001128,0.002714&t=k

e

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:58:52 -0500

try to look at the federal reserve,notice there is no roof whatsoever,instead it is coverd by another building!

Jake

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:51:19 -0500

Bryant Park - Verizon Building and Grace Building have been joined...

I've had it - not going back to work

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:38:38 -0500

yeah - the roof of the white house - and buildings around the area - are greyed out so you can't see the missle launchers and anti terrorist plasma ray guns.

BigMac

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:28:58 -0500

In Google Earth, there is an obvious stitch in the area between 59th and 60th Streets that runs the width of Manhattan (Look closely at the Time Warner Center).