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{{Short description|Walking path in Russian Hill, San Francisco}}
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[[image:Macondray Lane 2.jpg|thumb|Farther east along the lane]]

'''Macondray Lane''' is a small pedestrian lane on the southeastern side of [[Russian Hill, San Francisco, California|Russian Hill]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]. It forms a wooded enclave that was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988 as the [[Russian Hill–Macondray Lane District]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=87002286}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Hill/Macondray Lane District |author=Anne Bloomfield |date=May 1, 1987 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=87002286|title=accompanying 18 photos|photos=y}}</ref>

Macondray Lane extends two blocks east–west between Leavenworth and Taylor Streets, paralleling Union and Green Streets. At the Taylor Street end, a set of wooden steps descend from the lane to Taylor Street. Views from the lane extend northward to [[Alcatraz Island]] and the [[San Francisco Bay]].

In the 2017 Netflix documentary "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin," Maupin confirms that Macondray Lane was the inspiration for "Barbary Lane" in [[Armistead Maupin]]'s ''[[Tales of the City]]'', as previously reported.<ref>{{cite web | author=Paula Martinac | title=The Real Barbary Lane | url=http://queerestplaces.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/the-real-barbary-lane/ | work=The Queerest Places | date=July 22, 2009 | accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Joseph Schell |url=https://www.7x7.com/scenes-of-the-city-russian-hills-idyllic-macondray-lane-1786297118.html |title=Scenes of the City: Russian Hill's Idyllic Macondray Lane |website=7 x 7 |date=June 5, 2013 |accessdate=2018-12-30 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Macondray Lane (San Francisco)|Macondray Lane}}

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{{Streets in San Francisco}}

[[Category:Streets in San Francisco]]
[[Category:Landmarks in San Francisco]]
[[Category:Russian Hill, San Francisco]]