trebor_quitman

There is a scene in several old movies I can't name, The shot is usually from the bottom of a hill looking up at a road that zig-zags down the hill with flower beds in between the levels. I know this is a poor description, but If someone knows what I'm talking about, please post some pics, or a link so I can verify it's the place I'm thinking of. Your help is appreciated.

Bob

nixwiz

<a href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/~liam/California/SanFrancisco/LombardStreet/" target="_blank">Lombard Street in SFO</a>

<a href="http://www.sftravel.com/lomabardcrookedstreet.html" target="_blank">Lombard Street in SFO, Link 2</a>

Super Dave

Lombardi St. It is due west of down town SF about half way between the ocean and down town.

deni durrell

<img src="http://www.htmlhelp.com/~liam/California/SanFrancisco/LombardStreet/LombardStreet2.jpg" alt=" - " />

this street is over-rated (Lombard St.)!

trebor_quitman

Thats the one! I know it's just a street, but I wanna be able to say I was there, and the golden gate too. It's like the sign in hollywood, wooptie doo, big frigin letters, but It was cool for a country bumpkin like me to look at it in person. I'd also like to drive the route from the chase scene in the movie "bullet", albeit slower... Thanks all

PorscheG96

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by deni durrell:
<strong>this street is over-rated!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">You wouldn't say that if you got to drive down in a kart.

Steve Lavigne

Supposedly it is the crookedest street in the world, but actually, it is not even the crookedest street in San Francisco. According to local scribes, Vermont street in the Potrero Hill area is just as steep, yet has more turns per foot.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by PorscheG96:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by deni durrell:
<strong>this street is over-rated!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">You wouldn't say that if you got to drive down in a kart. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Actually, driving up it in a nice 125cc gearbox kart would be much more satisfying, but the cobblestone might make it kind of interesting. Getting high centered would be a likely scenario.

Bill

The third house from the bottom, on the right as you are going down, is supposed to be haunted. A few years back (circa "Legend of Hell House"), one of the local TV stations did a whole show on the house.

Steve McQueen while filming the movie "Bullet" wanted to incorporate this street into the chase scene, but the locals raised a stink and killed that idea.

He would have repaired any bricks that he would have knocked off the walls. San Franciscan's don't have a sence of humor.

Non-Automotive Trivia

Steve Lavigne

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Bill:
<strong>San Franciscan's don't have a sence of humor.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">That's funny! <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" />

trebor_quitman

does anyone have or know where to find a clip of just the chase scene from bullet?

Olli Snellman

I think Lombard street is sort of the experience if you drive through it. Have done it several times.
I suppose Russian Hill's streets can be seen more often in the movies. I suppose Bullit was the movie which started it. Since Bullit is one of my favorite movies i have naturally drive throuhg all of the same streets. It was too bad i had only a rented Camaro to drive with !
BTW Steve McQueen was a tru Porshce fan. He bought a new black 356 speedster in 1959. He used to race with it quite a lot. Steve's son still owns that car.
Even in Bullit there was that yellow B model 356 which was Bullits girlfriends car (Jacqline Bisset)
Bullit DVD has some nice material how they made these drive scenes and how they practiced.

Danno

"this street is over-rated (Lombard St.)!"

yeah, the view a couple hills over on Coit Tower is much, much better...

cheetah chrome

i went romping around mulholand (sp) drive in a n/a 300z which i remember was very twisty and fun. my gf at the time wanted to see stars homes and all i heard was slow down! which i remember being not so fun heheh.