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Episode 1 Who can tell us where the photo below was taken? Extra Credit: Who can tell us what year the photo below was taken? Clue #1: The building down the street in the photo below from 1915 eventually had a bakery in it. Notice the Steam Roller to the right in the photo:

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SOLUTION The first photo above was taken in about 1905 and is of the Uniontown Post Office, which was located on the south-west corner of the Uniontown Square. Below is a photo taken from (about) the same spot 106 years later in 2011 by the Google Maps Car: The second photo above was taken in about 1915 near the north-west corner of the Uniontown Square. Below is a photo taken from (about) the same spot 98 years later in 2011 by the Google Maps Car: For those interested, below is a Google Maps Car: And below is a (portable) parking lot FULL of Google Maps Cars: You can learn all about the Google Maps Street View at Street View. It is very interesting and educational.

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