I just created OpenMediaMap, an openly-editable map of old photo (pre-1930) locations.

I thought some fellow OSM editors who are also interested in history may find this cool. I also chose to use OSM as the background for the site.

Anyone can add a photo from any source whatsoever, and the goal is to build a visual historical map of how our towns and neighborhoods once looked.

Give it a look and perhaps add a few photos to the map! Feel free to provide suggestions for improvements, as well. :)

Here is the link: https://openmediamap.com/

While editing a local park I noticed how the meanders of a creek differed from the meanders from the satellite view. I assume it was mapped long ago when the satellite view was different. Here’s what it looks like. It would be cool to see when the map and satellite views were created to find out how long it took for the changes in the stream’s course to be made.

Let me know if you find any other examples of this interesting anomaly.