Did you ever go on a Google Streetview tour of a place where you used to live?

I’ve just finished virtually roaming my old neighborhood, looking for Leslie’s grandmother’s house. It was a very odd experience, seeing the familiar contours of those streets and many of the houses, recognizing them despite drastic changes that have occurred over the decades—and seeing them in the limited view of an online street map rather than for real.

I drove through that neighborhood once about fifteen years ago, but it’s been more than 35 years since I left the area. Some memories are pretty powerful.

If you’ve ever made such a tour using Google Maps, what prompted it, and how did it feel?