Baker Street, Commercial street in Marylebone, London, UK.
Baker Street is a commercial route running through Marylebone with shops, restaurants and residential buildings lining both sides. Red brick and stucco buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries stand alongside modern storefronts and offices, with wide pavements for pedestrians and window shoppers.
Builder William Baker laid out this street in the 18th century and named it after himself. In 1940, the British organization for espionage and sabotage set up a secret headquarters in one of the houses.
The street gained international recognition through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, placing detective Sherlock Holmes's residence at the fictional address 221B.
The Underground station sits centrally and connects five different lines that run to many parts of the city. Shops and cafés usually open early on weekdays and close in the evening, with shorter hours on weekends.
The lost property office for London's transport network sits next to the station and holds thousands of forgotten items left behind by passengers on buses and trains. Among them are umbrellas, mobile phones, books and sometimes unusual things like musical instruments or sports equipment.
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