The Beatles set new record!
Well, you can do it vicariously with this cute glimpse of 50 years of Abbey Road photos. Some even take their shoes off!
This article describes the photographer as a modest man, and explains how the photo shoot was done.
One of the articles says that thousands of people descend on that famous crosswalk daily to recreate the album photo.
Hey, Mike, can you answer this question? What do the zig-zag traffic lines on the streets in England mean? Examples are visible in some of the contemporary Abbey Road photos. My daughter lived in London for a year after college, and I remember asking her this...but I don't remember what she said.![]()
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The white zig-zags mean no parking and stopping. Intended to create a safe zone around pedestrian crossings where lines of sight for both pedestrians and drivers are not impaired by parked vehicles.
I believe they were introduced in the early 70s, after the original Sgt Pepper photo was taken.

