I grew up listening to the Beatles daily because my older sister was a HUGE fan. She was 13 when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. I'm Canadian, but my wife is from Liverpool and grew up just a few blocks away from Penny Lane. We went back to England on our honeymoon (20 years ago) and her grandmother walked us both down to Penny Lane. Road signs in England are usually tacked onto a corner wall at the intersections (a opposed to using a pole). The Penny Lane sign had been stolen so many times the city council finally decided to paint the name "Penny Lane" right on the brickwork! Yes, the street was in very nice, and yes there is in fact a roundabout! Rows of shops on both sides of the street, and many flower beds here and there. Penny Lane is a LOVELY song about truly nice place with warm, friendly people!
I grew up listening to the Beatles daily because my older sister was a HUGE fan. She was 13 when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. I'm Canadian, but my wife is from Liverpool and grew up just a few blocks away from Penny Lane. We went back to England on our honeymoon (20 years ago) and her grandmother walked us both down to Penny Lane. Road signs in England are usually tacked onto a corner wall at the intersections (a opposed to using a pole). The Penny Lane sign had been stolen so many times the city council finally decided to paint the name "Penny Lane" right on the brickwork! Yes, the street was in very nice, and yes there is in fact a roundabout! Rows of shops on both sides of the street, and many flower beds here and there. Penny Lane is a LOVELY song about truly nice place with warm, friendly people!