alleyways

backstreets

Minor urban routes

• sidestreetsMinor residential roads
• lanesParallel traffic divisions
• passagesSegments or thoroughfares

cobblestones · dumpsters · backdoors · storefronts · tenements · brickwalls · streetlights · drainage · gutters · puddles

cramped

Uncomfortably lacking space

• constrictedMade narrower by pressure
• tightFirmly stretched or fitting
• squeezedPressed firmly together

confined · pinched · claustrophobic · winding · twisting · crooked · zigzagging · labyrinthine · maze-like · hidden

walkways

Paths designated for pedestrians

• corridorsEnclosed building passages
• thoroughfaresPublic roads for transit
• pathwaysRoutes for walking

cut-throughs · shortcuts · byways · footpaths · arcades · cloisters · connectors

murals

Large wall paintings

• tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
• stencilsCutout tracing guides
• throw-upsFast, simple graffiti letters

pieces · tagging · writers · buffed · aerosol

mysterious

Beyond easy comprehension

• shadowyObscured by darkness
• suspensefulCreating anxious anticipation
• dangerousApt to cause harm

seedy · shady · chases · escapes · ambushes · muggings · hideouts · rendezvous · clandestine · lurking

• city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
• old townscobblestones, narrow streets, town square, town squares, medieval streets
• streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
• urban lifesidewalks, neighborhood, apartments, skyline, buses
• urban photographystreet photography, street scenes, urban scenes, city landmarks, night photography
• walkwayswalkway, walkways, path, paths, pathway