privatization and gentrification on public space that pushes out residents of their own places .

Now all I can think of is a cop car just smashing through that alley, like every chase scene in the 80’s

Eeeeewwwww, monopoly

Charming? What's charming about eating in an alley?

Technically those buildings are only three stories. I have no idea the floor plan, but three deckers with one stairway are definitely allowed. It’s just bigger buildings that need the second stairway

In the U.S. you can rape children (and adults) and be the president. So I don't think there's much value in comparing things to their legal status in the U.S.

I thought those were socks on clothes lines haha

I personally wouldn't call it charming.

Crowded. Small. Blocking the pavement. Inside concrete jungle. Hot as fuck.

It would be illegal to build anywhere in Europe today as well. This is medieval street. Modern stuff isn't built to be cozy. Even 19th century avenues were planned in a way that you could charge with calvary at the unruly masses.

That said, modern developments often do have nice outdoors as well but its usually more in the open.

I ate at a place in Pasadena that was similarly laid out and it was great.