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“Somewhere on Google Maps” in Indianapolis

The “Somewhere on Google Maps” trend took social media by storm — let’s try it out in the Circle City.

INDYtoday: INDY_Lucas Oil Stadium construction somewhere on google maps_JAN25

Somewhere on Google maps... it’s 2007 and Lucas Oil Stadium is under construction downtown.

Photo via Google Maps

If you’re like us, the “somewhere on Google Maps” trend has been front and center on your social media feeds this winter.

Here’s how it works: folks search their home address to find special memories captured by Google over time, like their grandfather mowing the lawn, childhood pets in the driveway, or even themselves playing outside.

It got us thinking — what moments in Indy have been memorialized by Google Maps? Here’s what we found.

INDYtoday: INDY_North Mass Boulder somewhere on Google maps_JAN25

North Mass Boulder opened in 2021.

Photo via Google Maps

Somewhere on Google maps... it’s 2019 and the area that’s now the thriving North Mass District is mostly abandoned, anchored by an empty facility that will later become North Mass Boulder.

INDYtoday: INDY_Gainbridge Conseco Fieldhouse somewhere on Google maps_JAN25

The fieldhouse opened in 1999 to replace Market Square Arena.

Photo via Google Maps

Somewhere on Google maps... it’s 2009 and Conseco Fieldhouse has no idea it will soon become Bankers Life Fieldhouse (and Gainbridge Fieldhouse a few years later.)

INDYtoday: INDY_Mari Evans Mass Ave mural somewhere on google maps_JAN25

The Mari Evans mural was painted by artist Michael Jordan, aka ALKEMI, in 2016.

Photo via Google Maps

Somewhere on Google maps... it’s 2014, before Mari Evans takes up residence at 448 Mass Ave.

INDYtoday: INDY_somewhere on Google maps Murat Old National Centre_JAN25

Did you know The Murat building was constructed in 1909?

Photo via Google Maps

Somewhere on Google maps... it’s 2009, and Old National Centre, before its rebranding, welcomes guests as Murat Egyptian Room.

INDYtoday: INDY_Bottleworks Somewhere on Google Maps_JAN25

Restoration of the Bottleworks area began in 2017.

Photo via Google Maps

Somewhere on Google maps... it’s July 2007, before the Coca Cola building that now houses Bottleworks Hotel was restored to its full glory.

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