The iconic section of Lombard Street in San Francisco is the block between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets in the Russian Hill neighborhood.
Here, the one-way downhill section snakes its way through a series of eight tight hairpin turns, leading to it being dubbed the Crooked Street.
This red-brick-paved section was created in 1922 to make the hill’s steep grade more manageable for vehicles, and later landscaped with neatly-clipped low hedges edging planted areas filled with hydrangeas. It is a popular tourist attraction, particularly in summer, when the shrubs are in full bloom and the bursts of blue, pink, and white flowers create picture postcard-worthy photo opportunities.
