Google Maps gets a nostalgic twist

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Akos Papp has turned satellite images from Google Maps into time-aged postcards from a bygone era. We check out this brilliant design mashup project.

It looks like Chicago in the 1950s - but looks can be deceiving

It looks like Chicago in the 1950s - but looks can be deceiving

There's something magical about the faded look of vintage postcards, and so we instantly fell in love with Postcards From Above, a unique combination of nostalgia and new technology.

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