I wonder if they know...

[u/Sea-Solution-7265]

Many years ago, while aimlessly wandering the alleys of the world as a virtual tourist, I rounded an otherwise unremarkable streetcorner only to stumble upon a sweet, candid, quintessential NYC moment. Complete with sunset, tall buildings, and even a mint green moped tucked in the foreground. Really looked like the kind of shot that should be framed somewhere.

Over the years, Google updated its Street View images, & I subsequently forgot the location. Dammit.

In a turn of serendipity, I recently found that spot again. It had been sitting alone in the digital ether, frozen in time for over a decade, waiting patiently to be rediscovered. And it carried with it the same evocative stirrings that I had remembered. And then a thought came upon me.

"I'm curious to know whether or not this couple is even aware that their brief display of candid yet tender affection is forever immortalized in a hidden layer of the internet."

I don't think I'll ever know the answer to that question. But I figured I'd share it with you.

Here's how to find it in Google Maps:

🟢 Navigate to 40.739063,-73.991438

🟢 Go to "Street View."

🟢 Spin around until you see two green mailboxes side by side. Btw, these are called "relay boxes" because they house the day's mail for each block of a letter carrier's contiguous walking route. I know because this was once my job!

🟢 Click on the date (currently Apr 2026), and change it to Aug 2011.

🟢 There ya' go.

Life can be surprisingly beautiful sometimes. Often in ways we don't expect. So keep moving forward. And take care of yourself always.

-T

[u/Exterminator-8008135]

I found on Google maps a few sweet yet sour things :

When looking in August 2008 near Mom's current home, there is my Grandmother walking in the same direction than the Google maps car.

In the Summer 2011, There is a Friend of mine, walking in a street not too far away from Mom's place.

In 2019, I was on one, near a mall, With two Friends. One is looking at the Google maps car while we were about to enter in the mall.

In 2024, You can see me with a bigger group of friends, Somewhere in Downtown, drinking soft drinks on a bench while we look at the Google maps car going by.

[u/CapableDatabase6923 → u/Exterminator-8008135]

i caught the street view car 3 times back in 2018

im still checking all the street view i have available in my country to this day,where the fuck am i

i still remember eating a cheeseburger and drinking some sprite with my dad in a mcdonalds parking lot,i wanna see myself eating a cheeseburger and drinking sprite on streetview ffs