See that building in the pic above? The brown building covered in prestigious European automotive logos? It’s a freakish ghost building. At least, it is according to Google’s Streetview.
Move the cursor in any other direction of Streetview to look at the same building, and you get this:
Yep, a jeans factory outlet store.
You have to wonder what it was in that original photo that required Google to send the Streetview car back out there to take that single image, don’t you? Feel free to add your own conspiracy theory in comments.
[Streetview – Thanks Tim!]
Edward Jackson
October 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Anyone notice the building across the road also changes? Grey one moment, bright blue the next… Also, on the grey version (Central Autohaus) something had been blurred.
Report PermalinkAdam
October 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Maybe the original image became corrupted, or the new businesses complained they weren’t on streeview and somehow convinced google to go back out there.
Report Permalinkajd4096
October 6, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Look closer. They’ve been there four times.
Some images were taken driving towards Wyndham St, some while driving away.
Look up, and watch the clouds come and go.
Only once was it brown though.
The building opposite also changed hands and colours.
Report Permalinkattila
October 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Check out Central Autohaus become Mike Eddes Automotive temporarily across the road as well.
Did you know the police sometimes use google maps/street view when planning a warrant execution, to avoid the need to do a drive past and possibly be seen?
Report PermalinkNathan
October 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Harold Holt was walking down the street?
Report Permalinkpoedgirl
October 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Another funny thing is that just up the road, the streetview car is filling up at the local petrol station. I discovered this because I thought I’d check the difference in the petrol price on the sign – in one picture it’s 145.9, in another it’s 126.9.
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