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At Last, Sansom Street's Notorious Potholed Block Gleams with New Asphalt

Ray
Aug 23, 2023
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The long-neglected asphalt on Sansom Street, between 23rd and 24th, has finally been paved. For over a year, the block was slashed with rough furrows, speckled with holes, and caked in turbulent ripples of concrete.

The street had been languishing for years, said Sheldon Jackson, a staff member at Bonner's Irish Pub which overlooks the block.

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