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Macondray Lane

A thoroughly charming pedestrian way tucked onto the southeast side of Russian Hill, paved with brick and cobblestone and lined with gardens and Victorian houses that have been home to many writers—indeed, Macondray was recast as Barbary Lane in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.

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Getting there: runs between Taylor and Leavenworth Sts, parallel to Union and Green Sts

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