One of my first thoughts upon using Streetview was what a great resource this will be to future generations. A real (almost) unedited glimpse into the past.
Someone with some free time and a bit of programming chops, help this guy out with mapping these onto a Google maps mashup so they're actually tied into the street grid map - please! There's so much potential here beyond a static web site.
For another street view of NYC circa 1982, check out Style Wars.<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_Wars" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_Wars</a>
I'm sure it's partially the B&W but it's amazing how old this looks. Without thinking too much about the cars I would probably have been at least 15 years off to guess when it was.