Tours of the Tales

Russian Hill's Steep Streets

Russian Hill’s Steep Streets (Intersection of Leavenworth and Filbert Streets)

As you walk through this tour, it should come as no surprise that Russian Hill has some of San Francisco’s steepest streets. 

The one block stretch of Filbert Street (on your left) from Hyde to where you are standing on Leavenworth ties for the steepest street in the City with a 31.5% grade.  (This could explain why it’s a one-way street only going downhill.)

Shortly before she left San Francisco for New York (Sure of You), Mary Ann took Shawna for chocolate shakes at Mel’s Drive Inn.  As part of their roller coaster of a route to Mel’s they drove down this stretch of Leavenworth you are now descending.

Returning from the Russian River with Wren and Thack (Significant Others), Michael instructed Wren’s limo driver to drive up Jones Street – another extremely steep slope.