Photo of the Week: Lombard Street, San Francisco
November 22nd, 2009
Source: me
This is Lombard Street in San Francisco, one of the most crookedest streets in the world. There are 8 switchbacks, and the speed limit on the one-way street down is a blistering 5 mph. While a tour guide there claimed the street’s crookedness was a result of an earthquake where residents decided to “leave it that way” after, Wikipedia claims it’s intentional in order to handle the steep incline downhill. I tend to believe Wikipedia. A tour guide lied to me though, which is not good. Now how can I believe anything I think I know about the history of San Francisco?
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