You would think that this would've become a problem a much longer time ago, but North London residents are now complaining about the frequency of Beatles fans coming to Abbey Road to recreate the iconic cover of the "Abbey Road" album. The constant stream of tourists trying to take photos in the crosswalk have cause numerous accidents, and graffiti has started to build up around the site.
"There have been a couple of accidents in the past, luckily only minor ones, but drivers can get rather irate," said Richard Porter, a Beatles-themed tour guide said.
That hasn't stopped Abbey Road Studios from setting up a live webcam of the crossing to advertise the madness. Even after 44 years, the point is still bringing in the crowds, Porter said.
"There's people on the crossing virtually every minute of every day," he said. "It's never-ending. If anything, it's getting more popular."
Porter also shared a humorous tale explaining how the album cover came to be.
"It could have been very different, because the original title was going to be 'Everest,'" he said. "But someone suggested they go to Mount Everest to take the photo and they said, 'No, we're not doing that,' so they took the photo out here virtually outside the studio."
Overcrowding hasn't been the only problem the album's caused for residents in the neighborhood of the studio. The owner of the white Volkswagen in the left corner of the cover struggled to keep fans from stealing the "281F" license plate from the car. The number is a crucial part to the "Paul (McCartney) Is Dead" conspiracy theory. A Rolling Stone reader's poll named "Abbey Road" the fourth best album cover of all time.
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