Google Maps seems to be rolling out or testing a new feature to dock locations and businesses to the bottom of the map page. You may see a "dock to bottom" button in blue that lets you quickly reopen a place your docked later. When you click it, it places that place in the footer of the map interface.
Here is a screenshot (click to enlarge):
Here is a GIF of it in action:
I wonder if this feature will last...
Not everyone is seeing it but I am:
Same here, I have seen this one time and now I am also unable to replicate it again...
— Syed M. Amir Hassan (@SyedMAmirHassa1) December 13, 2021
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