Oldie Quiz

[The_Plank]

Fleet Street, Park Lane, Oxford Street, St James’s Street, Haymarket and Grosvenor Street. What do these London streets lack, and have always lacked, that most streets have as a matter of course?

[brainiac]

White lines down the middle of the road?

[mazie]

No Number 13 ?

[Jackdaw33]

I was thinking street name plates but it doesn't sound very plausible.

[dannyk13]

gutters?

[tipton-rotty]

I am pretty sure it is no zebra crossings the reason is park lane is a three laned carriageway and oxford st is notorius for accidents because of no crossings same as fleet st i cant answer for the others but if you use oogle maps you can walk down those streets

[emeritus]

Mazie has it its no Number 13

[emeritus]

http://londonist.com/2015/05/londons-fear-of-the-number-13

[Jackdaw33]

Very interesting. I live in sheltered accommodation with flats numbered 1 - 30, but there are only 29 flats as after 12 comes 14.

[Famous5]

Electric street lamps??????