To the east is Rarawa Beach, a mile-long strip of clean silver sand, gently shelving and backed by sand dunes.

O Map The Mumbles is a mile-long strip of pastel-painted houses, pubs and restaurants, with a promenade walk and a Victorian pier at the far end.

On any day but the Sabbath, the mile-long strip of storefronts is teeming with people in search of everything from kosher groceries and refined flatware to electronic equipment.

The South Hackensack-based contractor began work more than 18 months ago to give the roughly mile-long commercial strip a facelift.

Fifty miles beyond Tenochitlan there was a mile-long strip of sheds.

But especially on the eastern end of Main Street, a mile-long retail strip, and in patches near the river, there is evidence that the city is experiencing a comeback.

A mile-long strip of marsh burned down and two dozen homes were evacuated, but no one was hurt.

For 40 minutes, the two dozen or so mammals cavorted along a mile-long strip of the beachfront to the delight of about a thousand people gathered at the water's edge.

Tulum is not particularly pretty, but it has a ramshackle, bohemian character - a mile-long main strip, lined with buildings of mongrel shapes and sizes.

But the real star of SXSW is 6th Street itself, the mile-long strip of bars and restaurants where most the action takes place.