There are many things to be thankful for in the 21st century, and the Her.ie offices decided we’d show our gratitude to the wonderful world wide web in a new series, ‘Reasons To Be Thankful For The Internet.’
Google Street View is one of the more recent phenomenons when it comes to the Internet. Street View allows us to travel the world without even having to move from the couch.
A Street View specialist for The Guardian decided to show the world’s cities through the lens of famous album covers proving once again that the online universe is a truly amazing place.
Willy and the Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
The CCR lads pictured in 1969 busking to local kids outside the Fish Kee Market on Hollis Street in Oakland, California.
Animals by Pink Floyd
Other than a few less flying pegs, Battersea Power Station in Wandsworth, London, looks fairly similar to how it did in 1977.
Moving Pictures by Rush
The Canadian group created their album with the moving of paintings in front of Toronto’s Ontario Legislature in 1981.
Original Pirate Material by the Streets
This 2002 debut record from Mike Skinner and crew features Kestrel House in Islington, London, taken from a picture by Rut Blees Luxemburg called Towering Inferno.
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
A young Bob walks with his girlfriend, Suze Rotolo, down Jones Street in the West Village, New York in 1963.
Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
With the exception of some more physical graffiti, this residential blocks on St Mark’s Place, New York, remains identical to how they looked in the 70s.
(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.
This 1995 classic was shot on Berwick Street in London’s Soho.
Abbey Road by the Beatles.
Arguably one of the most iconic front covers ever. This image from the The Beatles last studio album in 1969 proved so popular that London’s Westminster Council have to repaint the wall next to the crossing every three months to cover over up fan graffiti.
The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
Eminem seats in front of his childhood home on Dresden street, north Detroit. The house, located down the road from the street he made famous in his 200 film 8-Mile, was demolished last year after damage from a fire
Hat-tip to The Guardian.
Other reasons to be thankful:
8 Famous Historical Photos Spectacularly Recoloured
The Beatles Phenomenal Legacy In Photographs
Remembering Kurt Cobain And Hs Incredible Live Performances
“I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” – Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Ever Speech
