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the city's backstage, where the front-door world dumps everything it pretends not to have
means A narrow passageway between or behind buildings, often used for access, deliveries, or trash rather than as a main thoroughfare.
from From Old French 'alee,' meaning a passage or walkway — literally 'a going,' from 'aler,' 'to go' (the same root that eventually gives us 'aisle' and the French 'aller'). So an alley is, at heart, just 'somewhere you go through,' a place defined by movement rather than arrival.
- crime myth
- Stats say most violence happens at home, not alleys
- bowling root
- Bowling lanes were literally called alleys first
- cat kingdom
- Urban strays rule alleys as private highways
- alley-oop
- French acrobat shout 'allez hop' birthed the dunk
alley oop — basketball play named after circus performer alley oop, popularized by the harlem globetrotters in the 1950s
bowling alley — recreational facility with lanes, pins, and ball returns for the sport of bowling
alley cat — feral or stray domestic cat living in urban alleys, particularly common in cities like new york