The Streets of San Francisco: Not exactly Taylor Street, where they filmed Bullitt, but you get the idea.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Not exactly Taylor Street, where they filmed Bullitt, but you get the idea.

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

brakes... don't fail me now.....

cam20000 Loc: NH

SteveR wrote:

Not exactly Taylor Street, where they filmed Bullitt, but you get the idea.

Great shot -almost getting dizzy just looking -think ears would be popping here LOL . Thanks for sharing Steve :thumbup:

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

I have driven down that hill in a car with iffy brakes. Pretty scary!

tramsey Loc: Texas

Excellent shot :thumbup: :thumbup:
I could never take it, makes me dizzy just looking at your photo.

Why would anyone live on a street like that???

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

tramsey wrote:

Excellent shot :thumbup: :thumbup:
I could never take it, makes me dizzy just looking at your photo.

Why would anyone live on a street like that???

So that they can live in magical San Francisco! When you live there, you get used to the hills and it seems normal.

CJartist Loc: Ormond Beach

SteveR wrote:

Not exactly Taylor Street, where they filmed Bullitt, but you get the idea.

Love that city, hills and all. Walked up a street that looked like this one, fun. Nice capture

SteveR Loc: Michigan

tramsey wrote:

Excellent shot :thumbup: :thumbup:
I could never take it, makes me dizzy just looking at your photo.

Why would anyone live on a street like that???

Don't fall down or you'll roll all the way to the ocean!! I tried braking with my engine, but I still had to use brakes, even using first gear. I think I'd open a brake shop if I lived here. Talk about job security.

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

SteveR wrote:

Don't fall down or you'll roll all the way to the ocean!! I tried braking with my engine, but I still had to use brakes, even using first gear. I think I'd open a brake shop if I lived here. Talk about job security.

I have seen people skateboard down those hills. Young people who think they are immortal, of course.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thanks for the memories! Spent a lot of years there in the early 1970's, even drove a few streets with stick-shift...and sure wish I hadn't :)

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thanks for the memories! Spent a lot of years there in the early 1970's, even drove a few streets with stick-shift...and sure wish I hadn't :)

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Early 70's? The Haight-Ashbury area is still there. Drove through yesterday. The bus tour doesn't go through there. Hah....also drove past Pizza Orgazmica....almost stopped there so we could take the box home.

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thanks for the memories! Spent a lot of years there in the early 1970's, even drove a few streets with stick-shift...and sure wish I hadn't :)

I probably passed you at a few intersections. I always had a stick-shift too, still do. It was taking life in our hands to drive those streets, but a lot of fun, don't you think? I used to tutor underprivileged kids there in the early 1960s and sometimes I would pile them in the car and take them on a roller-coaster ride. Whee! No seatbelts in those days. They LOVED it.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

I probably passed you at a few intersections. I always had a stick-shift too, still do. It was taking life in our hands to drive those streets, but a lot of fun, don't you think? I used to tutor underprivileged kids there in the early 1960s and sometimes I would pile them in the car and take them on a roller-coaster ride. Whee! No seatbelts in those days. They LOVED it.

And of course Lombard bt. Hyde and Leavenworth.

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

SteveR wrote:

And of course Lombard bt. Hyde and Leavenworth.

This brings back lots of happy memories. Love that city!

vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thanks for the memories! Spent a lot of years there in the early 1970's, even drove a few streets with stick-shift...and sure wish I hadn't :)

I was just going to comment that you don't want to tackle these hills with a stick shift. It's hard enough with an automatic. Heading uphill, there's a blind moment where you can't see over the hood of the car (if you're short like me :-) ).