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Image: THONGCHAI.S (Shutterstock)New York City has always been a major hub for financial, commercial, and cultural development with its iconic skyscrapers and dense population. But over the past decade or so, we’ve been able to see the way the city has changed like never before—with Google Maps. Google Maps allows users to (depending on the location) view previous eras of an area using Street View. By entering Street View on Google Maps and clicking “See more dates” in the top left corner, you can see how a particular…

A man walk by a plaque at Bruce’s Beach in May 2021 in Manhattan Beach, California.Photo: APU GOMES/AFP (Getty Images)The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to return the ownership of a beach to a Black family almost a century after it was taken from them.The board voted 5 to 0 to return ownership of Bruce’s Beach to the great-grandsons and great-great-grandsons of Charles and Willa Bruce, who originally purchased the plot in 1912 in what would eventually become the city of Manhattan…