Cultural References
Park Lane owes much of its fame to its being the second most valuable property in the London edition of Monopoly. It was at the zenith of its social status when the London version of the Monopoly board was first produced in 1936, and before it became a noisy multi-lane highway. On the board, Park Lane forms a pair with Mayfair, the most expensive property in the game. In real life, Park Lane marks the western boundary of Mayfair.
It is mentioned in the second stanza of the song "London Pride". There is also a reference to the street in the works of Jasper Fforde, in the name of the Parke-Laine family.
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