Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tarafindan 1900lu yillarca cok meshur bir kitap kahramani sherlock holmes adinda dedektifin yasadigi varsayilan evin oldugu sokaktir. bu karakter gercek olmamasina ragmen londra'nin bu bolgesinde sherlock holmes'un varligini hissedebilirsiniz. ozellikle baker street metro duraginda sherlock holmes'un duvara dosenen fanyanslarla resminin yapildigini gorebilirsiniz.
iskoç sanatçı gerry rafferty'nin 1978 çıkışlı city to city albümünün en güzel şarkısı. sözleri şu şekildedir;
Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well, another crazy day
You'll drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people, but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long
To find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything
You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're trying, you're trying now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're crying, you're crying now
Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
And then he'll settle down
In some quiet little town
And forget about everything
But you know he'll always keep moving
You know he's never gonna stop moving
'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone
And when you wake up, it's a new morning
The sun is shining, it's a new morning
And you're going, you're going home
baker streetin uzerinde unlu madame tussaud muzesi bulunur. bir zamanlar londrayi yakan unlu yangin da burada bir firinda baslamistir, adini da burdan alir.
