If you’re like us, the “somewhere on Google Maps” trend has been front and center on your social media feeds this winter.
Here’s how it works: folks search their home address to find special memories captured by Google over time, like their grandfather mowing the lawn, childhood pets in the driveway, or even themselves playing outside.
It got us thinking — what moments in Nashville have been memorialized by Google Maps? Here’s what we found.
The Gulch sans the “What Lifts You” mural
Somewhere on Google Maps... it’s 2015, the year after artist Kelsey Montague’s “What Lifts You” campaign began. There’s not a line in sight at the nearly completed building that will soon host the mural.
The end of the Greer Stadium era
If you visited the ballpark this season, you might have nabbed one of five promotional giveaways commemorating 37 years at Greer Stadium. | Photo via Google Maps
Somewhere on Google Maps... it’s 2014 and the Nashville Sounds are in their final season played at Greer Stadium.
Rosepepper Cantina, pre quirky sign
Restaurant owner Andrea Chaires said when she took over the restaurant from her late father, the sign had read, “Happy hour 4-7" for 10 years. | Photo via Google Maps
Somewhere on Google Maps... it’s 2009 and East Nashville’s Rosepepper Cantina hasn’t explored its sign quips like “She’s a 10, but Excel thinks she’s October” and “I kinda wish Dolly sang 10-3 instead.”
Belcourt Theatre’s makeover is in full swing
Construction revealed “planks that were nailed across a doorframe at some point in the 20th century,” connecting The Villager Tavern to the Belcourt. | Photo via Google Maps
Somewhere on Google Maps... it’s 2016 and the Belcourt has been closed to the public for months while it undergoes a massive renovation.
When the Nations silo was naked
Before Lee Estes was the face of the neighborhood, he was just living there. | Photo via Google Maps
Somewhere on Google Maps... it’s 2009 and you’re traveling down Centennial Boulevard with no clue Laverte’s Market will look virtually the same 16 years later. What’s now Frothy on the corner is a discount building materials warehouse, and you’re not yet picking up last-minute items from Dollar General.
