Google took to the streets of Malta late last year to photograph the country’s many winding roads. And now that Street View has finally landed in Malta and has been around for a week, users are already pointing out some stark differences between September / October 2016 and present day, even it it’s only been a couple of months.

Here are six things which will live on forever on Malta’s Google Street View.

1. Legendary Paceville bars

Bars all around Malta have been closing like crazy over the last couple of months, but a lot of Paceville legends saw their last days in 2016. Wilga Street saw the largest amount of casualties, with two major venues for the Maltese alternative and rock scenes, Coconut and De Olde Keg, both closing their doors by December.

2. The Kappara Roundabout

One of the largest projects currently being undertaken, the Kappara junction will see what was once the infamous roundabout being replaced by a flyover. Earlier this year, huge beams were transported halfway across the island in a massive operation to start working on the elevated parts of the flyover, but the Kappara roundabout lives on in Google’s satellite photo… and the Kappara Pit is what you’ll see if you check out the Street View.

3. Triton Fountain

Restoration works on Valletta’s Triton Fountain are well underway, and the whole thing will form part of the new square in the capital’s entrance. But as far as Google Street View is concerned, the old Triton Fountain sculpture is still standing.

4. The Marsa Power Station Memorial

While the Marsa Power Station hasn’t really changed much since late 2016 (except having undergone a round of demolition earlier in the year), but one big change came in the shape of the MMXVII Power Station Memorial. 

The memorial is Malta’s largest permanent installation artwork, commemorating six decades of electricity generation at Marsa. MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts students designed and rigged the huge structure which now stands as a constant reminder in the hill going down to the Valletta Waterfront as of last April, but MMXVII is of course nowhere to be seen on Google Street View.

5. The Azure Window

Never Forget. Never, ever, ever forget.

6. Your old car

Some people’s cars have been sold off, or even demolished, since the Google Street cars took to Malta’s roads, so at least they have this little niche of memoirs. 

Do you have any other photos of things which will live on in Malta’s Google Street View? Share them with us in the comments below!

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David Grech Urpani

Lovin Malta's Head of Content, Dave has been in journalism for the better half of the last decade. Prefers Instagram, but has been known to doomscroll on TikTok. Loves chicken, women's clothes and Kanye West (most of the time).