PHOTOS: “Brick Street View” Shows Philly Made Entirely of Lego Bricks

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Market Street Bridge facing University City | Image via Brick Street View

Market Street Bridge facing University City | Image via Brick Street View

It’s not exactly on par with the Sakura Dream Lux map hack that transformed Philly into a whimsical cherry blossom city in terms of it being something we’d like to happen. (If you’ve ever accidentally stepped on a Lego block, you know why.) However, that doesn’t mean Brick Street View wasn’t fun to play around with. See for yourself!

According to CityLab’s John Metcalfe, developer Einar Öberg came up with the application, which allows you to type in any given address and, much like the regular Google Street View, let a Lego version of Pegman guide you down to street level. And as you can see from the few screenshots we took during our tour of a Lego-fied Philly, everything–from the clouds in the sky to the cars to the flora to, of course, the buildings–is made of Lego bricks. We’re sure this is bound to inspire someone. So, unleash your inner Special and get mappin’.

4th and South Streets facing East

Corner of 4th and South Streets, facing east

 

City Hall

City Hall

 

Frankford Transportation Center

Frankford Transportation Center

 

Logan Square

Logan Square

 

Market Street bridge facing University City

Market Street Bridge facing University City

H/T: Turn Your City Into Legos With ‘Brick Street View’ [CityLab]

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