Google Maps / Satellite Photo Beta

LTH:

Pretty cool stuff in the new Google Maps Beta: you can follow up a typical MapQuest-style address search with a satellite photo of the same location.

Check out http://maps.google.com

Suppose you were trying to find the location for Taqueria La Oaxaqueña. Enter "3382 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL" in the Search box and you'll get the MapQuest - style result (it actually looks a lot better than MapQuest, IMO)

Then click on the "Map-Satellite" link in the upper right hand corner to go to the satellite photo. If you zoom all the way in, it's not totally accurate (in this case, roughly across the street from TLO), but it's pretty close.

Even more useful, to me at least, is the earlier discussed A9/Amazon street-level-view of some addresses.

Unfortunately, they've only done parts of the area, since TLO doesn't have a shot available:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/B00042TLDQ/ ... 52-5949744

On the other hand, they do have a pretty good pic of TAC Quick:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/B000406032/ ... 52-5949744