I will travel round the world one night…
Has the credit crunch put paid to your plans to travel the world in search of David Bowie landmarks? Well, thanks to
I’m sure many of you are already aware of this facility that only recently went live in the UK, to some controversy, but is already operational in some other countries.
The idea is that you type in an address and look at the corresponding Street View image, where you can then walk around the street and pan up, down, left and right.
I’m sure you recognise the grab above as 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, London, SW9 9RZ…the building that first witnessed the power of David Bowie’s lung capacity.
You can’t view everything yet. For example, you can see some of Heddon Street, but you can’t get to the Ziggy phone box. And, when I checked again today, some of the view of Heddon Street that was available a couple of weeks back is no longer there.
Speaking of mysteries, it’s the unexpected things that Google Street View has captured that also make it fun.
What makes the scene even more appealing are the people looking up at the formation as you scroll 360 degrees around the street…And away they soared, Climbing through the ivory vibrant cloud…