It wasn't the only hardware store in Esmeralda, but it was the only one that backed on the alley called Polton's Lane.
In a shack behind the hardware store on Grand, in an alley called Polton's Lane, there's a man hanging in a sort of privy.
These courtyards are usually connected by alleys called hutongs.
At least 6 stories high, they were reached through narrow alleys called "closes" or "wynds" that became the focus of city life.
Just across Regent Street is a narrow alley called Kingly Street.
At this point, one has arrived at one of the tiniest and most intriguing shopping streets in the city - a little alley called Brady.
There is a fantastic little café in the Old City, down a narrow cobbled alley, called Abu Shukri (627 1538).
In a tiny alley called Qanaa, a heavily armed Israeli soldier is barely visible against a wall.
"Frank, you got his alley," called Lane.
It's located in a long alley, called 'Desheng bridge'(得胜桥), which was known for the knife business.