Candy Land in San Francisco!

This is why I love to have been born and bred in San Francisco!

Lombard Street — known as the world's most crooked street — was transformed into a larger-than-life-sized version of Candy Land highlighted by the iconic and distinctive game path. Two teams of children competed in a round of the game, those from UC San Francisco Children’s Hospital versus Friends of the Children. The reward waiting at the finish line was dessert by Debbie Does Cakes. (To see who won, highlight the last sentence of the article!)

"In 1949, the game was first developed to help children recovering from polio forget about their illness by allowing them escape to another world," said Christina Gomes, Global Brand Manager for Candy Land, Hasbro Games.

Four teams of children participated in a Candy Land-type game on the crooked city street Wednesday, KGO-TV reported. After the completion of the game, all the teams gathered at the bottom of the Candy Land game path to enjoy a one-of-kind commemorative Candy Land game 60th anniversary cake.

"Bringing the game to life for the kids was a great way to help mark the game's 60th birthday," said Gomes. "Watching as the kids played their way down the path was amazing."

With the 60th anniversary, Hasbro also honors the game's inventor, Eleanor Abbot. Ms. Abbott created the game while recovering from polio as a lighthearted activity to entertain children affected by the disease. In 1949, she sold the game to Milton Bradley, who marketed the game for $1 with the slogan: "a sweet little game ... for sweet little folks."