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Pittsburgh on Google Street View

October 9, 2007

Pittsburgh is on Street View. I haven’t really dug through it yet, and so have yet to find individuals being hit by cars or pigeons being kicked by individuals, but they seem to have covered the city pretty thoroughly.

And hey! Here’s the Steel Phantom!

Pitsburgh on Google Street View

And my previous place of employment!

Pitsburgh on Google Street View

And the sanctuary!

Pitsburgh on Google Street View

Also, speaking of Pittsburgh, cable has been running Sonic commercials on local channels since I was in high school, which resulted in groups of teenagers gathering around TV’s and angrily shaking their fists in unison as they watched unreachable images of Cherry Limeades and encouraged car-based dining. Last week, a search for the nearest location yielded these results, with the closest location being 131.45 miles away:

Nearest Sonic

They’ve finally opened one up, with 14 more to come. I’m overjoyed, and sure I’ll be sick of them in no time.

Categories: Daily, Pittsburgh

10 Responses to “Pittsburgh on Google Street View”

  1. Lisa Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    14 Sonics?! Good heavens!

    I’ll be playing with street view for the next 9 hours.

  2. Robert Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 2:11 pm

    Hey…the sun is out in those shots!

    Do you think they waited around a couple weeks for that to happen?

  3. Woy Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 3:24 pm

    Must. Have. Sonic.

    Had it once in Charleston, SC and it was tremendous.

    Now if we could only get a White Castle…

  4. Alicia Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 3:39 pm

    We see Sonic commercials all the time here, too, and I have NEVER been able to find one even that close. So sad.

  5. Tiff Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 7:36 pm

    do you hang out at joseph-beths often? if so, ive probably seen you a kajillion times. i need to turn off the tunnel vision.

    next time youre there…expect a crazed fan. =)

  6. Uncle Crappy Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

    I will never, ever, ever, ever get tired of Sonic, even if they opened one in my living room. The only thing better, as Mr. Woycheck notes, would be having a White Castle someplace closer than Canton (believe me, I’ve researched this…)

  7. Woy Says:
    October 10th, 2007 at 11:49 pm

    Uncle Crappy and I have a lot more in common than I thought. Crazy!

  8. BBM Says:
    October 12th, 2007 at 9:25 pm

    I quite literally nearly killed my entire family when I screamed with delight after seeing that they had broken ground on a Sonic near my house. My husband was not very amused. Then the same thing happened the next day when I saw IHOP in Robinson. Bring on White Castle, and my life will be complete.

  9. Rachel Says:
    October 13th, 2007 at 10:51 pm

    google street view is in chicago too! i don’t know whether to feel excited or violated. actually, i’m kind of both. yep. i’m excited to be violated.

  10. michael fulk’s blog » Blog Archive » Street View Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 6:59 am

    [...] a friend mentioned, Google’s Street View just came available in Pittsburgh. It’s pretty slick. I used it [...]