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Flowers now bloom where trash piles lay

Rosa Fuentes looks at the garden in what was once a trash-strewn alley in Lawrence. Rosa Fuentes looks at the garden in what was once a trash-strewn alley in Lawrence.
By David Rattigan
Globe Correspondent / July 22, 2010

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The alley running between houses on Union and Mechanic streets is approximately 100 yards long and 10- to 20-feet wide. At one time, the grass and weeds grew high, and the garbage piled up. (Full article: 414 words)

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