The crooked Lombard Street. San Francisco
@allknowing (153529)
India
January 29, 2023 6:57pm CST
As tourists we were taken to this spot where one could see this street. Lombard Street has several quick curves where driving is a nightmare. In the photo you can see vehicles lined at different curves and it must be a nightmare getting out while in there.
Amusing that this is a sight seeing spot and gullible tourists like us are taken there. Our transport - a bus - did not use that road. Luckily there were other routes.
Have you visited this sight?
Image Credit:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Full_view_of_crooked_Lombard_Street,_SF_(Feb_2006).jpg
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Jan 23
I have been there, years ago and could not resist driving down. My 66 VW bug did fine.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic Did you just do it for fun?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Jan 23
@allknowing Slow, first and second gear all the way.
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@rebelann (117272)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Jan 23
I have never been to San Francisco and had no idea there was a road like that but it makes sense to me, there is little chance any kids would be speeding up and down that street which looks to be in an area of many apartment buildings.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
Silly us We were taken there just to see what was going on with vehicles (lol) Yes. Obviously one cannot drive there with jet speed (lol)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
@rebelann I do not remember as it was years ago
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
30 Jan 23
@allknowing they could make it a two way street I think. I think this is there way of getting people to drive slowly up and down it.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
@shaggin As a tourist I just marveled at this creation
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
Good of the government they have not brought down buildings to make way for a straight road
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
We just had a look. When you say Fishserman's Wharf is it where one goes to Alcatraz Island? We havde been to that Island
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@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
30 Jan 23
@allknowing - Fisherman’s Wharf, is one of the city's tourist areas. There are stalls selling crab and clam chowder. There’s also a colony of sea lions to see and historic ships to tour. The Ferry to Alcatraz leaves on Pier 33 just south of Fisherman's Wharf.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
Was there a real impact compared to the normal roads?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
31 Jan 23
@DianneN And that I suppose you cannot do on the main roads - there will be honking galore (lol)
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
31 Jan 23
@allknowing Not really. It was just fun going slowly with the brakes on
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
We even visited where Gays stayed. So funny as these days no one talks about them as it is legalised every where. Watching men walking hand in hand was shocking in those days (lol) Year 2000
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 23
@allknowing Time have changed so much even just in the last 20 years.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jan 23
I've probably been down Lombard Street a handful of times in my lifetime. It's a novel street to drive through, but so tight . . . definitely too tight for a big bus. I remember the line on the hill to go there was pretty steep too.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Jan 23
@allknowing One must drive through it slowly . . . not a place for racing, that's for sure.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
It looks like it is more a challenge to breeze through without any mishap
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
30 Jan 23
The buses are famous
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
Watched a bit of that video Not clear what that has go to do with the crooked street!
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
30 Jan 23
@allknowing 
Its about they did not know how poor people impacted people and they showcased it . lol
Its about they did not know how poor people impacted people and they showcased it . lol2 people like this
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
30 Jan 23
I believe you had seen more of my country than I have.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
How tourists see more of India than I have (lol)
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
30 Jan 23
@allknowing Yes isnt it always the way.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
30 Jan 23
Surely nothing exciting but yes quite unique
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