http://www.alleyproject.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:31:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Since my life has kept me away from the alleys lately, I'm going to let Guy Maddin take over this week. Here's his brilliant take on the back streets of Winnipeg. [youtube F49HEy-QFjs link to video](Ignore the "Dowload Video" link. It doesn't seem to work.) [geo_mashup_map zoom=13 ]   http://www.alleyproject.com/2009/01/04/the-mythic-alleys-of-winnipeg/ 49.895452 -97.138273       Every once ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/11/16/chung-king-express/ 34.066597 -118.2382111         ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/26/clarion-alley-10th-anniversary-block-party/ 37.763072 -122.419492 ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/16/death-of-an-alley/ 38.343922 -92.581581   Does this look like the kind of man who would leave his meat in an alley?     He says he ain't, the health inspector says he did. And some pesky neighbor is involved, too.       Spike Mendelsohn, who didn't quite go the distance on TV's "Top Chef", did have some problems with the Department ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/13/hiding-the-salami-in-the-alley/ 38.88667 -77.001805 I hate to deviate from the central purpose of this site (dealing with legitimate alleys and not figurative ones) but this seemed too important to pass up. Tin Pan Alley, a particular collection of buildings along W. 28th Street in New York City, housed a good portion of the most influential ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/12/tin-pan-alley-for-sale/ 40.745992 -73.990014 Harvelle's is the oldest music venue in Santa Monica, open since 1931. It's likely that the crowd has stayed perpetually young, most of them now unable to conceive of the 1930's when dinosaurs waked the earth and music was played on a harpsicord.    I met up with a friend here for ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/10/santa-monica-back-alley-discount/ 34.015642 -118.494243 Some interesting things are going on at Catalyst Cocktails. New wavey music and parties and DJs, oh my! Tucked away on Harriet St. across from the imposing Hall of Justice on Bryant Street, Catalyst seems to have a lot of potential that it has yet to realize. I mean, the ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/09/san-frisky-birthday-a-tale-of-two-alleys/ 37.775255 -122.40289 ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/10/01/san-francisco-alley-domination/ 37.797613 -122.405924 If I'd been faster, this lead picture would have been of the guy pissing between cars rather than the eerie smokestacks that loom over Jessie St. Mezzanine is a club that sits in the middle of the alley, just south of where it T's off at the back of the ... http://www.alleyproject.com/2008/09/24/sf-tilly-and-the-wall-mezzanine/ 37.782339 -122.408049