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post by Glass

Google Earth
< on 2/24/2009 4:32 PM >

Anyone interested in cooperating on a KMZ file?

This is my rough drafts with about 30 points, mapped by cruising Flickr, Live Maps and Topographics:

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post by uLiveAndYouBurn

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 1 on 2/24/2009 5:05 PM >

wow, you sir have been busy.

How does all this kMZ business work?

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post by MutantMandias

Perverse and Often Baffling

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 2 on 2/24/2009 5:13 PM >

Man, I have always know that East St Louis was a hellish place, but I didn't expect this:

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post by Dr. Magnus

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 3 on 2/24/2009 8:08 PM >

I can help out with a KMZ.

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 4 on 2/24/2009 8:37 PM >

Here's the file, Version A1.0, that is of the screenshot above.

http://substreet.n...009/02/mwf-v10.kmz

There are two ways to contribute to this, one that involves Google Earth and one that does not:

Google Earth-Save the KMZ and open it in Earth: Add to it as you see fit and link (in this thread) to the revised version. Versioning will be as follows: v. 11, v. 12, etc.

Not GEarth-Paste here (or PM to me) the coordinates and descriptions and I will add the points manually.

Every week I will release a new "master" file, indicated by a preceding letter. For example, early next week I will post a file 'Version B10' indicating that I have compiled all the changes throughout the week into a new template for everyone to work off of.

We should be able to dig up dozens of places to check out--maybe even some the locals don't know about yet!

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post by uLiveAndYouBurn

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 5 on 2/24/2009 9:11 PM >

Wow, there is a lot of cool stuff there. Its gonna be hard for me to fit it into 4.5 days. I'll contribute what I can, though you have covered A LOT.

Edit: the River Des Peres system looks promising as hell.

[last edit 2/24/2009 9:15 PM by uLiveAndYouBurn - edited 1 times]

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post by Jamesw

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 6 on 2/25/2009 1:27 AM >

River Des Peres is a very stinky place during the warmer months.

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 7 on 2/25/2009 1:30 AM >

James, will the storm sewers be accessible at the time of our meetup, or will the Miss be too high?

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post by Jamesw

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 8 on 2/25/2009 1:57 AM >

It really depends on the rain amount. If it hasn't rained in a couple days and no plans on it raining that day we would be good to enter them.

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post by memory_machine

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 9 on 3/2/2009 2:03 AM >

My only comment about all the outfalls is that pretty much every storm drain in St. Louis is combined sewer. You can only go about 200 meters into them before you hit the "lake of shit." I've heard there's a cool grotto type spot at the beginning of River Des Peres where the lagoons in Forest Park drain into it.

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 10 on 3/3/2009 10:22 PM >

Since there are no appendages, I will forgo this week's release.

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 11 on 3/11/2009 4:28 AM >

I AM A LONELY THREAD AN NOBODY LOVES ME

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post by metawaffle

King of Puns

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 12 on 3/11/2009 4:39 AM >

Posted by Glass
I AM A LONELY THREAD AN NOBODY LOVES ME

Sometimes, we just have to be brave, and accept that the thread has passed on. Remember the happy times, and ask yourself, would the thread want you to be sad? No, it would want you to go on, and live, and have new experiences. And, once in a while, you can think back to the old days, and think about the thread, and smile.

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post by uLiveAndYouBurn

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 13 on 3/11/2009 4:40 AM >

its just that you pretty much covered most of what I was looking to check out.

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post by Roland

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 14 on 3/11/2009 4:37 PM >

Ta da!

http://maps.live.c...&phscl=1&encType=1

and

http://maps.live.c...&phscl=1&encType=1

and I'm not sure if this is already on there?

http://www.builtstlouis.net/opera.html

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 15 on 3/11/2009 5:13 PM >

Posted by Roland
Ta da!

http://maps.live.c...&phscl=1&encType=1

and

http://maps.live.c...&phscl=1&encType=1

Cool roundhouse! I wonder if that powerplant's still used for storage or something... lots of activity around it. Added to the next release (Sunday, maybe, after I add in some more things that I found on topos).

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post by Roland

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 16 on 3/11/2009 5:15 PM >

This site in general seems to be a good resource.

http://www.builtst...net/crumble00.html

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 17 on 3/12/2009 1:20 AM >

Alton, IL

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post by Roland

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 18 on 3/12/2009 1:32 AM >

I checked out the two broken links on the built St. louis page.

So heres the Central Institute for the Deaf-

http://maps.live.c...&phscl=1&encType=1

And heres the Shriners Hospital-

http://maps.live.c...&phscl=1&encType=1

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post by Glass

Re: Google Earth
<Reply # 19 on 3/12/2009 1:48 AM >

MWF-GE v1.5

http://substreet.n...009/03/mwf-v15.kmz

Thanks, Roland!

PS.
Additions to this map are marked with a (2) pointer.

[last edit 3/12/2009 1:50 AM by Glass - edited 1 times]

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