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SF's Lombard Turned Into Massive 'Candyland' Game

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Aug 19, 2009 1:23 pm US/Pacific

SF's Lombard Turned Into Massive 'Candyland' Game

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / BCN) ― The world's most crooked street got a makeover Wednesday to honor the 60th anniversary of a classic board game, in what event organizers are touting as the world's largest game of Candyland.

San Francisco's iconic Lombard Street on Russian Hill, featuring a quarter-mile of hairpin switchbacks, was remade Wednesday morning into a larger-than-life version of the game, which was introduced in 1949.

The street was closed to traffic as children from the University of California, San Francisco Children's Hospital participated in the game as colored game pieces and interacted with life-sized game characters.

The event was set to conclude with a 60th birthday celebration and cake.

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