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Originally Posted by HarryT
Definitely not. A Mews is a narrow street around the back of, or at the side of, a street or large house, originally used to stable the horses owned by the occupants of the nearby houses. These days, the stables have almost all been converted into garages.
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Those are common in New Orleans, where they are called alleys. They are paved with small bleached shells instead of gravel.