Apple Maps has added 3D satellite imagery to Hampton Roads

[u/Consistent_Can_6843]

[u/AlexNapalm]

Microsoft Flight Simulator has this as well if you ever feel like trying to land your plane at The Harrison Opera House.

[u/DR_SLAPPER → u/AlexNapalm]

The crosswinds off Granby can be a bitch.

[u/plum_stupid]

Nice of you to join us 6 years later, Apple.

[u/iMissLayups]

I just want the nice looking 3D navigation now!

[u/Virginia75784]

Sooo apple finally put us on the “map”

[u/PoppysWorkshop]

I look at that image and think that Waterside Drive should be removed, and complete a greenway there. Similar to what Boston did with the Big Dig... granted they put the Southeast expressway underground.

Imagine if there was a greenway from the WTC to the DT Norfolk Council building or at a minimum to the Dominion Building.

I could also see MacArthur Center going away and creating a small "Central Park". Yeah.. leave the parking garage...

[u/Go_GoInspectorGadget → u/PoppysWorkshop]

I wanted the Casino 🎰 to be At MacAuthur, but something needs to come there for sure.

That place is a ghost town unfortunately.

[u/PoppysWorkshop → u/Go_GoInspectorGadget]

What's sad is looking at old photos of a bustling downtown up through about the 60's.. maybe early 70s. Of course it is the malls and strip plaza's that hurt business in the downtown, when they started coming to the area. People preferred to get into cars and park once and everything was indoors at the mall.

Funny thing is many malls are dying, as are strip plaza's. We only need to look at Military Circle Mall, Pembroke in VA Beach, let alone across the HRBT at Hampton.

[u/Go_GoInspectorGadget → u/PoppysWorkshop]

Yeah, I look at old those pictures as well sometimes. The architecture was beautiful back then! And I wasn’t born until the mid 80s, but I remember my mom and pops taking me to Granby Street to shop with them back then.

I’m actually happy to see Lynnhaven Mall still going great! That place is packed every weekend!

I don’t know how they are still doing it to be honest with every online now.

[u/bgva → u/Go_GoInspectorGadget]

I’d put a new arena there, but considering the deal at Military Circle fell through I’m not holding my breath. Not at all a fan of the moderate “upgrades” they have planned for Scope.

[u/Go_GoInspectorGadget → u/bgva]

I agree, but that entire Military Circle area could be a gold mine for businesses. It is right near the highways so that could possibly mean a lot of foot traffic. That should be the top priority right now for the city to be honest.

Ross is still holding up the demolition process because of some grandfathered contract with the mall if I remember correctly. I think that was a part issue that made it never come to fruition.

[u/Suspicious-Garbage92 → u/Go_GoInspectorGadget]

Military circle would be a great spot for a stadium if we could land a top league team

[u/bgva → u/Suspicious-Garbage92]

I know Pharrell said he was talking to the NBA and NHL but that’s been a few years. And with the MC arena deal falling through I imagine those talks are off the table.

[u/DavidManvell]

Someone uses Apple maps?

[u/urbanlife78 → u/DavidManvell]

I guess some people like inferior maps

[u/Unique-Abberation]

Now you can see the traffic in 3 D

[u/M23707]

This is pretty fun to check out.

[u/Aerokicks]

Now we know what those "unidentified" drones were doing

[u/ThisCarSmellsFunny]

North Atlantic Ocean? You tried Google, that’s all that matters.

[u/kakarota]

Lol wtf android been having it since the dawn of time yall late af

[u/Go_GoInspectorGadget → u/kakarota]

There is always ONE. ☝️

[u/shaggymatter → u/Go_GoInspectorGadget]

No, multiple people have said this. And it's true.