Google has been preserving snapshots of the world for years, including versions of places you thought were long gone. Your childhood street might still exist exactly as you remember it on Google’s servers. The corner store that shut down years ago is still open. Your neighbor’s old tree is still standing. Even the ugly green door your parents finally repainted in 2019 could still be there. Most people don’t realize Google Maps has archived this history for more than a decade, or that anyone can access it.
