The online maps service has Street View, which can allow you to see places around the world from pedestrian level. There’s also a clever little feature where you can look at the same viewpoint on a timeline stretching back several years. We’ve used images captured from it here to show how some changes have taken place in just a short time.
Heart of the City 2 is a good example, so we’ve looked at that from two points of view to show what a dramatic change the new Grosvenor House complex has made to that whole area. We’ve also captured the Castle Markets demolition in action and demonstrated how the New Era development has made a huge difference to the top of Bramall Lane/St Mary’s Gate.
9. Change is coming
This Google Maps view shows the area at the top of Bramall Lane that would be transformed a decade later (the icon in the middle is from Google) Photo: Julia Armstrong/Google
10. A new vision
By 2017 the area is changing fast, with construction work going on Photo: Julia Armstrong/Google
11. A New Era
The latest view from Google Maps shows the £70m New Era housing, shopping and eating out development that "blends the dynamism and energy of modern China and South East Asia with the best of Western culture". It's just about to open to the public - the pandas are already in residence! Photo: Julia Armstrong/Google