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The hidden residential alleys are breeding grounds of vice and disease, and should be opened into minor streets.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The hidden residential alleys are breeding grounds of vice and disease, and should be opened into minor streets.”
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Roosevelt identifies hidden alleys as sources of social problems and advocates for their integration into the urban landscape.
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