The Shortest Street in the World

or so they say. I do not know if this is officially the shortest street in the world but Thorton Court here in Edmonton is so short that it took me only 50 steps to go from Jasper Avenue to the entrance to the Marriot Hotel. Have a great weekend everyone

[Sheila]

A 50 step street seems note worthy!

[Cindy Rez]

thats a short street!

[Kerri]

Cool shot

[Deb Sulzberger]

Very shot street....good find

[Carolyn White]

LOL! That is a short street! Great capture! I hope you have a lovely weekend, Brian!

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@debsulzberger Glad to share it with you

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@cindyrez definitely

[Shirley Chetwynd]

wow that is short, you and Melody enjoy your weekend too.

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin Glad to share it with you

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Thank you

[Kimmi]

Nice street shot

[Ellen Young]

Your always on the Go! I bet you welcomed those 50 short steps!! :) Nice weedend to you to!!

[Mike McCarty]

50 steps sounds a lot bigger than Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate in York, England.

[Deb B]

Always with the fun facts. Love it. Happy weekend to you!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Well, I would say that if it was only 50 steps long, it's a short street! Nice shot.

[David B]

makes it easier to walk around the block, that's for sure, lol

[mervyn hobbs]

thats interesting nice shot

[Mary]

That's pretty neat! Oregon has the shortest river in the world-called D River and it's on the coast!

[karenann]

I guess that it deserves a name . . great story!! And wonderful shot, Brian. :)

[Sharon]

bet its hard to find parking on that street :-)

[Shanne]

fun street shot - interesting claim - I'm sure the City of London has some very short streets or alleys - I wonder what the definition is

[Shanne]

OK, so I'm sad and googled - http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/shortest-street-on-earth/19481

[Peter de Graaff]

Bet its not one way

[Susie]

Great shot ...very thought provoking from all the comments lol...I like photos that make you think!! :D

[Shirley Banford]

Very nicely framed shot. Your city is very photogenic.

[Howard Steele]

Thats a short street foreshore

[mittens (Marilyn)]

That does sound like a very short street.

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

cool street shot!!

[bkb in the city]

@ruthmouch Thanks Ruth

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Very short

[bkb in the city]

@steeler definitely

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@sabanford Thanks Shirley I do love Edmonton

[bkb in the city]

@susieb Thanks Susie

[Maaikel]

Sounds short, i'll might find a shorter one, here in the old centre of town. i'll think about it!

[bkb in the city]

@peterdegraaff no not a one way street

[bkb in the city]

@shanne not sure how they define this

[bkb in the city]

@shanne Thanks for this info. Well maybe this is the shortest street in Canada who knows

[bkb in the city]

@sharonthompson True but hey do have a parking lot on one side and a parkade building on the other

[bkb in the city]

@karenann Your comment made me do some research. It is named after an American Railwayman, Sir Henry Thornton. He started with the Pennslyvania Railway and was Asst. President of the Long Island Railway before going to England to manage the Great Eastern Railway in London.
Our mayor met him in 1926 and decided that it would be a nice thing to name this street after him

[bkb in the city]

@buttercup Now I know something new Thanks Mary

[bkb in the city]

@carwyn3 Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@dbp46016 definitely

[Carole Imes]

Nice capture and great for the theme! Enjoy your weekend!

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann

[bkb in the city]

@definitelydeb Well I always find that it makes looking a photos a little more interesting this way

[bkb in the city]

@mcrt How short is that one

[bkb in the city]

@ellimae Thanks Ellen. I took this one on the way home from work

[bkb in the city]

@kimmistephens Thanks Kimmi

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Thank you Shirley

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@cjwhite Thanks Carolyn

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@debsulzberger Thanks Deb

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@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@cindyrez definitely

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin I thought it would be intersting to share

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Thanks Carole

[bkb in the city]

@maaikel Let me know I have already been informed that there is one in Scotland and one in York England

[Maaikel]

@bkbinthecity It seems the UK is the winner indeed: http://www.mackayshotel.co.uk/worldrecord.php

[Dave Schofield]

I doubt it, some medevil European cities have streets which have been built over and developed and I bet there is streets which have become just a few steps of their original size. Here in the UK their is weird little cut throughs with their own street name especially in Edinburgh, London and York.

[karenann]

A nice ending to a great story, Brian!! :)

[bkb in the city]

@karenann Thanks

[bkb in the city]

@chewyteeth So I have been told

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Thanks Carole

[bkb in the city]

@maaikel Okay

[Debbie Orlando]

Interesting! Nicely captured!