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In his early years, O'Neill was a seaman and a ferocious boozer who spent much of his time in down-at-heel drinking dives and flop-houses, and this play is clearly informed by personal experience of life in Manhattan's South Street Seaport.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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But there's a silent tug-of-war going on within the high-speed swath of gentrification, and places like 30 Orchard Street _ where apartments go for a couple million dollars and tower above land that used to house tenements and junkie flop-houses _ are at the centre of the debate.
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Rivera says she's happier here than she's been in years; happier than she was roaming the streets of North Philadelphia after fleeing a foster home at 12; and far happier than she was when she was living in Girard Avenue flop-houses, turning tricks and shooting cocaine.
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Marginal environments are “nature’s flop-houses for the outcast,” but are important because the conditions force species to adapt quickly or die.
A Furnace Afloat JOE JACKSON 2003
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It ended, again like the Salvation Army, by running flop-houses and disturbing the peace. "by Chris
The Liberty Papers 2009
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It ended, again like the Salvation Army, by running flop-houses and disturbing the peace. "by Doug Mataconis
The Liberty Papers 2009
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