1940 Tax Assessment

Perhaps you've spotted Google's Street View car cruising through Kansas City, making a photographic record of whatever it happens to pass by. It's easy to spot. In addition to the Google decal on the side of the vehicle, you can't miss the big 360-degree camera mounted on top of the roof. Nothing escapes this camera — every home, building, vehicle, and passerby makes it into the image that serves as Google's record of that particular street — at least, until the next time they drive by several years later.