I lived in SF for nearly 20 years, though I mostly spend my time in New York now.

And genuinely this made me emotional. Was weird as hell walking around my back yard. Going to the spot in Dolo that I used to haunt in my 20s. My favorite tennis courts and hill bombs, walked the entire disc golf course, etc.

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parisisles a minute ago | parent | next [-]

Probably a testament to how good my life is otherwise – but I feel so much grief from not living in SF / the bay area anymore.

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aguynamedben an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Same. I lived in SF for 15 years, my kids were toddlers in the Marina... this is so freaking awesome and really brings out the nostalgia! It matches my memories exactly.

Exact proportions are crazy. I had the reverse experience doing sim racing... do a track a bunch, finally visit it in person - and it looks the exact same as in your mind.

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madrox an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Happy to hear someone else say this. Similar story. I could never live in SF again but roaming around it was nostalgic in a way going back now just isn't

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throwforfeds an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This made me super nostalgic as well. I've lived in NYC for 20 years, but spent a ton of time in SF early in my career (starting in 2008). I love NYC, but I've been sort of feeling like a change lately and this made me feel like subletting a place for a few months and getting back to the slower pace of SF.

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marciob an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

good to know your feelings, but how different it is from using google maps?

	▲	aguynamedben an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The free will of walking. I walked around the city using certain routes, and I can freely replicate those walks in this. I did walks I did when my kids were 3 years old. Google Maps isn't fluid enough to do this.