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How One Filmmaker Mapped America's Only Secret City
North Oaks, Minnesota is the only city in the US absent from Google Street View. A documentarian found a legal loophole involving drones and airspace — and briefly put the wealthy enclave on the map.
Key Takeaways
- North Oaks, MN is the only US city absent from Google Street View — its roads are privately owned by the NOHOA homeowners association
- Documentarian Chris Parr exploited FAA airspace rules to drone-map the city from public road shoulders outside its boundaries
- Google removed his uploaded images after residents flagged them; Parr received a legal warning letter from NOHOA attorneys
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