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all_akimbo t1_ja81fof wrote

What do you call this space between two row homes? Is it an alley? Breezeway? I ask because I'm trying to figure out how to put a gate here and am not finding a lot with my googling. Incidentally, the bike in this pic is no longer there as someone came by, clipped the cable, and walked away with it. It's kind of my fault for not securing it better - I used a u-lock to lock the cable rather than using it to lock the bike to itself AND to the cable, but live and learn etc..

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BroadStreetRandy t1_ja82oht wrote

It's just an alley. I don't have much info on where to find a gate system. I don't think the measurements are universal, it may need to be a custom job. There are metalworking shops around the city that probably handle jobs like this regularly, reaching out to one may be a good starting point.

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all_akimbo t1_ja83har wrote

Yea that makes sense. I talked to Anvil and they definitely can do it. I was just trying to think of some DIY solutions but because I didn't know what to call it, I wasn't finding a lot. Even searching this sub for "breezeway" didn't really turn up anything. Most of the searches for "alley" referred to an actual alley between two rows of rowhomes on different blocks.

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a-german-muffin t1_ja8rsbo wrote

Alleys in Philly tend to range somewhere between drivable and something like this (although usually if they're this narrow, they punch through the block or connect in a T to one that does).

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