# We knew it was coming - Google Classic Maps is gone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 29, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825 "2015-04-29T17:04:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/101 "2016-01-08T20:35:23Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > **Zombie thread revival** > > And now this is gone too. Just tried to access it today (worked fine yesterday) and got this notice: > > “This page has been removed at the request of Google, because it potentially violates the Maps API Terms of Service. Sorry.” Damn! When I saw this thread again I was hoping that the update was that someone found a working version of classic maps as I still think the new one sucks. Anyone know of a good maps program (meaning not the big G or MapQuest)? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/102 "2016-01-09T00:18:15Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > OK, this one still works at 19:08 GMT 29/4/15 😃 > > [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/lochp) That still works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/103 "2016-01-09T00:29:31Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/104 "2016-01-09T00:38:11Z")
Weirdness. My wife and I both have Google Maps satellite view open on our respective computers. The picture she’s looking at was taken before Superstorm Sandy dropped the neighbours’ willow tree on my car at the end of Oct 2012. The picture I’m looking at appears to have been taken in the early spring of 2014 - it shows not only my new car, but also the one that she bought in Jul 2013. ---
**Author:** ![oasis651](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/58f4c7/32.png) [@oasis651](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oasis651)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/105 "2016-01-09T20:31:36Z")
Download this file [ClassyGMap](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/barryhunter/classygmaps/master/index.html) to your PC and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/106 "2016-01-10T00:12:19Z")
> [@oasis651](#): > > Download this file [ClassyGMap](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/barryhunter/classygmaps/master/index.html) to your PC and enjoy! First post of a new poster, might be legit, but I’m not gonna be the guinea pig. Reported. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/107 "2016-01-10T00:33:13Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > First post of a new poster, might be legit, but I’m not gonna be the guinea pig. Reported. There’s nothing hostile in the download. There’s a bit more to it than “Download to your PC and enjoy!” to get it to work though. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/108 "2016-01-10T00:37:44Z")
Nm ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/109 "2016-01-10T00:40:53Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > First post of a new poster, might be legit, but I’m not gonna be the guinea pig. Reported. It looks like the code behind this project mentioned earlier > [@Ale](#): > > Someone is resurrecting the old maps: [http://www.gokml.net/maps](http://www.gokml.net/maps) which has now been taken down. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/110 "2016-01-10T00:42:06Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > There’s nothing hostile in the download. There’s a bit more to it than “Download to your PC and enjoy!” to get it to work though. Not really. Just save it as source, and then open it with your browser. Works perfectly in Safari. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/111 "2016-01-10T00:53:09Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Not really. > Just save it as source, and then open it with your browser. > Works perfectly in Safari. Well it’s only a _bit_ more 😃 Works fine in FF too. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/112 "2016-01-10T00:58:31Z")
> [@oasis651](#): > > Download this file [ClassyGMap](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/barryhunter/classygmaps/master/index.html) to your PC and enjoy! That’s beautiful! Thank you!! I really like the terrain feature on the ClassyGMap. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/113 "2016-01-10T01:03:23Z")
Argh, what a timely thread. I tried asking about the new maps [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=779583) but got no responses. In short, when searching nearby in the new [craps.google.com](http://craps.google.com), the original marker seems to disappear—and the map view zooms in and out to accommodate results, meaning I often lose track of where the marker was. Not a big deal in general searches, but what a giant pain in the ass in areas I’m not familiar with. Is this result or that result closer to the hotel? Which is on the same road? GRRRRRRR!!! How can I get the original place marker to stay on the map when I search nearby?! (Answering a question posted above–the people who like the new maps are the same people who think the Office Ribbon was a great idea.) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/114 "2016-01-10T17:38:37Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > There’s nothing hostile in the download. There’s a bit more to it than “Download to your PC and enjoy!” to get it to work though. Is it just me or street view doesn’t work? Because that was the main reason for me to not use Google’s “improved” maps, it’s all but useless to move between street view and the map. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/115 "2016-01-10T17:47:33Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > Is it just me or street view doesn’t work? > > Because that was the main reason for me to not use Google’s “improved” maps, it’s all but useless to move between street view and the map. The ClassyG version streetview works for me, mostly. the only time it’s a problem is when I try to place the streetview icon on a map that doesn’t have streetview available on it. Then I have to exit and start over, rather than just place the icon back. Otherwise, no difficulties with streetview for me. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/116 "2016-01-10T22:39:08Z")
> [@oasis651](#): > > Download this file [ClassyGMap](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/barryhunter/classygmaps/master/index.html) to your PC and enjoy! ^^^ Lifesaver! 🙂 🙂 🙂 I approve this html file! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/117 "2016-01-27T20:24:41Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > Someone is resurrecting the old maps: [http://www.gokml.net/maps](http://www.gokml.net/maps) > > Joy of joys to be able to go back to street view on one half of the screen and the map on the other. Hey, this link is working again!!! Of course, the above-noted workaround is working nicely for me too. I’m saving both of them ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/118 "2016-01-27T20:46:58Z")
All I get is the controls on the left, with no map whatsoever and no place to type in an address to map. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/119 "2016-01-27T20:50:37Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > All I get is the controls on the left, with no map whatsoever and no place to type in an address to map. Curious, it works fine for me when I click that link. It takes me to this address: [KMLMap](http://www.gokml.net/maps#ll=41.429568,-69.692076&z=3&t=r) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825/120 "2016-01-28T03:39:04Z")
Hmm… maybe it’s because I was on a VPN earlier. Working for me now, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825.md?page=7)