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Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 1 of / 13 Caption Close Image 2 of 13 Ganeva, or actually, Geneva, at Cielito. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Ganeva, or actually, Geneva, at Cielito. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 3 of 13 Some of these typos are subtle. This one, not so much. Larkin (or is it Larkni?) at Filbert. Some of these typos are subtle. This one, not so much. Larkin (or is it Larkni?) at Filbert. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 4 of 13 A dyslexic construction crew? Amazon at Paris. Photos: Flickr: Throgers A dyslexic construction crew? Amazon at Paris. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 5 of 13 Image 6 of 13 Here's a favorite: Bryant misspelled and corrected. The spellcheck squiggles were added by someone else; Rogers captures the whole thing here. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Here's a favorite: Bryant misspelled and corrected. The spellcheck squiggles were added by someone else; Rogers captures the whole thing here. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 7 of 13 Here's Middlefield, in danger of being mis-filed as Middlefiled. (Middlefield at Eucalyptus) Photos: Flickr: Throgers Here's Middlefield, in danger of being mis-filed as Middlefiled. (Middlefield at Eucalyptus) Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 8 of 13 Strangely Russian Constructivist is this typo for Vicksburg at 23rd. Strangely Russian Constructivist is this typo for Vicksburg at 23rd. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 9 of 13 The cool shadows don't hide the misspelling of Harrison at 15th. Photos: Flickr: Throgers The cool shadows don't hide the misspelling of Harrison at 15th. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 10 of 13 Image 11 of 13 This one is our favorite to try to pronounce. (See it at 43rd Ave and Moraga) Photos: Flickr: Throgers This one is our favorite to try to pronounce. (See it at 43rd Ave and Moraga) Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 12 of 13 Wrong double-letter here. Capp as Caap, at 18th St. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Wrong double-letter here. Capp as Caap, at 18th St. Photos: Flickr: Throgers Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/sets/72157622211751522/ Image 13 of 13 (The typos of) the streets of San Francisco 1 / 13 Back to Gallery

Should a street sign get knocked off by high winds, vandalism, or some other calamity, urban pedestrians should be able to look down for orientation: often, there’s a street name there, embossed in the cement corners of an intersection. But in San Francisco, these pedestrians may find themselves more disoriented than ever, should they see, for example, the word “Ganava” where it should say “Geneva,” or if they were to try to pronounce “43th Ave” when standing on “43rd.”

These typos, thanks to the intrepid investigation of Thomas Rogers, can be found all over the city. Rogers, a planner with the City of Menlo Park and a member of the San Francisco Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, captures a series of these mistakes in a recent SPUR article, amusingly entitled “Dwon of the Corner.” Rogers writes:

Frank Lloyd Wright is quoted as saying that the physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines. Embedded in the concrete of San Francisco sidewalks are a number of street name goofs that just hope to be ignored. While grammar enthusiasts may see these glaring errors as needing correction, I think of them as Easter eggs: fun things to look for as you explore the city, and amusing reminders of our shared imperfection.

Check out a few favorites in the gallery above. For more, you have two options. Easiest: visit the Roger’s entire collection on his Sidewalk Typos Flickr page. More effort: put on your walking shoes and start hunting.

Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. Follow Anna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert