"Awaiting their turn." Photo by V. Gribay�doff. In Paris, London and elsewhere cab stands were often located down the middle of a street (as here) rather than at the curb. Business owners often objected to curbside stands because they interfered with customer parking and customer access to their premises. Source: Outing magazine, vol. XLIII no. 3, December, 1903, p. 248.