Coptic Church in Edgeware Road two years before the quake, with a more recent photo in the smaller image
They are also tracking the progress of the city as it rebuilds. The most recent images are from 2012 but they will be updated very soon. Human-powered Google cameras have been trudging through the inner city this past week, going into areas that the Google vehicle cannot travel.
You need to be in street view in Google Maps in your web browser. Look for a tiny clock icon and use the slider. The button can take you back as far as 2007 in some cases. Google seems to be updating the maps and street views every two years.
Check out the city maps and spot the St Albans buildings that have disappeared, such as the Coptic Church in the image.The church has since moved to Harewood and will not be returning to St Albans.
Source: thanks to TVNZ for the heads up on this
