tenement block
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- He grew up in a crowded tenement block in the East End of London.
- During the late 19th century, many immigrant families resided in crowded tenement blocks in New York City.
- The old, crumbling tenement block was scheduled for demolition.
- The city council debated whether to renovate or demolish the dilapidated tenement block.
- Life in the Victorian tenement block was characterized by overcrowding and poor sanitation.
- She vividly remembered her childhood spent in a bustling tenement block in Glasgow.
- A fire broke out on the third floor of the tenement block, causing panic among the residents.
- Despite its rundown appearance, the tenement block held a strong sense of community.
- The artist's early works often depicted scenes from the grim tenement block where she lived.
- Activists campaigned for better housing conditions for residents living in the older tenement blocks.
- Many immigrant families found their first homes in a shared room within a large tenement block.
- The fire quickly spread through the wooden floors of the old tenement block.
- The city council has plans to refurbish the last remaining tenement block in the area.
- A new development project aims to replace the crumbling tenement blocks with modern housing.
- From the outside, the tenement block looked imposing and grey, but inside it was full of life.
- He inherited a small apartment in a historic tenement block that needed extensive repairs.
- Historians study the architecture of the tenement block to understand urban living conditions of the past.
- Photographers often capture the stark reality of life within a neglected tenement block.
- The children played in the narrow alleyway behind the soot-stained tenement block.
- The government implemented policies to prevent landlords from creating new tenement blocks with substandard conditions.