Google’s “street view” now covers much of Renton

If you haven’t played with this a little, you are missing out.

You can now get a street level picture from most streets in Renton, just by going to Google, typing in an address, and clicking the “Map” and “Street View” functions.

It’s even interactive, so you can experience traveling down the street and looking from side to side. This will certainly be helpful in advance of traveling to somewhere new.

My friend Amy pointed out to me that the “Street View” picture-taking van must have traveled down Bornson Way on the Circus Day of Renton River Days, as you can see from the picture below. But it must have been early in the morning, before the crowds formed.

I’ve also included a shot of my house.

As far as I know, Google is not taking pictures INSIDE our houses yet! Hopefully the street view is where they will draw the line 🙂