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Abbey Road Crossing, Made Famous By The Beatles, Named Heritage Site

Abbey Road Crossing

12/22/10 06:33 AM ET   AP

LONDON — A London zebra-crossing made famous by a Beatles album cover has been listed as a heritage site.

Heritage minister John Penrose says Wednesday the crossing at Abbey Road in north London was listed as a testimony to the international fame of the band.

Every year the crossing draws thousands of visitors, many of whom mimic the Beatles cover photograph in which the band members were shown crossing the road.

The nearby Abbey Road studios were listed as a heritage site in February.

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camanokat
Outta this world
04:13 PM on 12/23/2010
Anybody know what the zig=zag markings mean?
08:00 PM on 12/23/2010
Subliminal promotion of Zig Zag rolling papers?
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camanokat
Outta this world
01:31 AM on 12/24/2010
LOL! Nobody uses those anymore....try Bongs! I'll fan ya anyway for trying.
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camanokat
Outta this world
02:43 AM on 12/25/2010
Oh, and Merry Christmas/Solstice!
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Indigo1941
Time Traveler
08:09 AM on 12/23/2010
O Holy Ground!