How I use Google Street View to revisit the past

There are several reasons to look up an area on Google Maps beforehand, and utilizing the Street View functionality is a good way to get a feel for a place before actually driving there. The views are constantly being updated, but sometimes it can be worthwhile to take a look at how things were in the past. For example, famous locations that were torn down in favor of something newer are typically no longer on Google Maps, but if Street View once had a picture of it, it’s not lost to time. Google Maps has been around for a long time, so you might be surprised to see the amount of history you can uncover just by spending a few hours one afternoon exploring the app. It has also received many new features over the years, so it’s worth checking out those too.