I was just trying to find the apartment building in Santa Monica where I lived as a child. It’s on Barrington Avenue, within walking distance of the Mar Vista Elementary School.
I found it on the aerial view, but when I tried to look at it from street view I couldn’t. It looks like the Googlemobile didn’t want to go down Barrington between the Whole Foods (which, of course, wasn’t there in 1960) and the school.
I wonder why? It looks like it’s still a good neighborhood.
I had my place blurred out on street view. The Google camera’s are very good. In my front window you could see my youngest son walking in the living room.
They’re cool about it; just submit a request and your property is blocked/blurred usually within 24 hours.
If it looks anything like a private lane, I don’t think they want to risk the legal hassles. A few of my friends’ homes are missing too, thankfully.
Someone with pull may live on that street, or maybe threats or payoffs kept it secure.