Into The Ether

Google street view is now available around Birmingham so I thought I would have a trawl around. My first thoughts were – cool – they have blurred out everyones face and number plates – someone at Google must have spent ages going through each photo and making them anonymous. As I looked more closely however more and more details became apparent when zooming in – in just a square mile area of Kings Norton these are just some of the faces and car plates left unblurred…

View Google Street View - 27 Burford Park Road – Kings Norton- Rover

One the same driveway a Renault is parked with the number plate obscured – until you take one step down the road – then it is perfectly clear…

View Google Street View - 27 Burford Park Road – Kings Norton – Renault

Then next door…

View Google Street View - 29 Burford Park Road – Kings Norton – Silver Rover

And the next door down…

View Google Street View – 31 Burford Park Road – Kings Norton – Silver Mercedes A Class

And across the street a lady stands outside her house – front door wide open – oblivious to the Google street view car passing by…

View Google Street View – 48 Burford Park Road – Kings Norton – Ford Fiesta

Well – at this point I am very suprised – this is just one street and all this information is available already… so I skipped along to the main Redditch Road to see what other interesting photos I could find…

View Google Street View - Woman waiting at bus stop on Redditch Road – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – Lady getting in her Green Rover – 365 Redditch Road – Kings Norton

Then I found someone working on his Land Rover in Leith Grove

View Google Street View – 28 Leith Grove, Birmingham – Man with Land Rover

View Google Street View – Man listening to music walking along Redhill Road

View Google Street View – Man riding bike on Grange Farm Drive – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – Man Fixing White Renault – Grange Farm Drive – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – Ford Sierra E98 LHX – Grange Farm Drive – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – 282 Rednal Road – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – 3 cars together - Rednal Road – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – Nesfield Close – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – Purple Renault on Redditch Road – Kings Norton

View Google Street View – White Range Rover – 42 Wansbeck Grove – Kings Norton

Tags: anonymous, faces, google street view, number plates

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