Victorian Pullens

In the aftermath of a new film being shot around my street, I took a few photos of the street as a film set, complete with Victorian advertisements and sooty building facades:


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New Google Maps tiles for mobile

Following the roll-out a few weeks ago of new map styles on Google Maps for desktop, we have now updated the mobile maps tiles to be consistent with the desktop style for the first time. The new design offers a much greater information density without sacrificing any legibility, as the example below shows:



To see the new styles, simply access Google Maps on your mobile device of choice.

New York subways on Google Maps

We've just added New York City to the Transit layer on Google Maps for desktop and mobile, one of the most requested cities since we first launched:



Official post on Google Lat Long blog
Official post on Google Mobile blog