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Alley in Sana'a, Yemen. An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in towns and cities.
Hutong (simplified Chinese: 胡同; traditional Chinese: 衚衕 or 胡同; pinyin: hútòng) are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. [1]
Pink Lane - a very narrow alley stretching Clayton Street West and Westgate Road. It is best known for containing the excavated foundations of Gunner Tower, part of the ancient Newcastle town wall. Other chares on the Quayside that remains are Wrangham's Entry, Spencer's Entry, the Swirle, Flag Chare and Anchor Chare.
Fan Tan Alley is an alley in the Chinatown neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that is known for being the narrowest commercial street in North America, being less than 0.9 m (3.0 ft) wide at its narrowest point. [2] It runs south from Fisgard Avenue to Pandora Avenue at the block between Government Street and Store Street.
The Snickelways of York, often misspelt Snickleways, are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in the city of York, England.The word Snickelway was coined by local author Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York, and is a portmanteau of the words snicket, meaning a passageway between walls or fences, ginnel, a narrow passageway between or through buildings ...
The neighborhood contains many typical narrow streets known as hutong. It is located in the Dongcheng district. [2] [3] The alley itself is approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) long, running from Gulou East Street in the north to Di'anmen East Street in the south. [1]
Mårten Trotzigs gränd in August 2006. Mårten Trotzigs gränd (Swedish: "Alley of Mårten Trotzig") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden.Leading from Västerlånggatan and Järntorget up to Prästgatan and Tyska Stallplan, the width of its 37 steps tapers down to a mere 90 centimetres (35 in), making the alley the narrowest street in Stockholm.
A ginnel is a word in various Scottish and northern English dialects [1] describing a fenced or walled alley between residential buildings that provides a pedestrian shortcut to nearby streets. [2] Ginnels are typically found in suburban areas, and do not contain any business premises, unlike some other types of alley.