Zoomable Photo of San Francisco in 1938 is Like Old-Timey Google Earth
Here now, ripe for examination, is a zoomable, aerial view of San Francisco in 1938. Despite its age, the map’s resolution is very, very impressive, which makes it endlessly fascinating to explore in Google-Maps-like fashion. The image is a composite of 164 photographs, captured by aerial photography pioneer Harrison Ryker and stitched together by curators…