Lombard Street (other)
Lombard Street may refer to: Roads * Lombard Street, London, England * Rue des Lombards, Paris, France * Lombard Street, Petworth, shopping street in Petworth United States * Lombard Street (San Francisco), California, steep with hairpin turns * Lombard Street (Baltimore), Maryland * Lombard Street (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania ** See also Lombard Street riot * Lombard Street, Portland, Oregon, part of US 30 Bypass In the U.S. state of Oregon, U.S. Route 30, a major east–west U.S. Highway, runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho border east of Ontario. West of Portland, US 30 generally follows the southern shore of the Columbia R ... Other uses * '' Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market'', a book by Walter Bagehot {{disambiguation, road ...
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Lombard Street, London
Lombard Street () is a street notable for its connections with the City of London's merchant, banking and insurance industries, stretching back to medieval times. From Bank junction, where nine streets converge by the Bank of England, Lombard Street runs southeast for a short distance before bearing left into a more easterly direction, and terminates at a junction with Gracechurch Street and Fenchurch Street. Its overall length is . It has often been compared with Wall Street in New York City. Description Lombard Street, since the construction of King William Street, has two distinct sections. The short section between Bank junction and the church of St Mary Woolnoth is relatively wide, and carries two-way traffic including several bus routes, which continues along King William Street. Lombard Street bears to the east and the remainder is much narrower (retaining its medieval character) and is one-way. At the eastern end of the street, there are a number of modern buildings ...
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