other side of the tracks
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With the exception of a cluster of homes on the other side of the tracks, the surrounding acreage is primarily agricultural.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
On the other side of the tracks was a 19-room house — Mills also had a home downtown — and a distinctive octagonal building, 80 feet across.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2020
“I am living proof literally of the American dream. I've come from the other side of the tracks and have been very successful in building a different kind of company.”
From Fox News • Jan. 30, 2019
His engine and drive train were scattered down the tracks and his exhaust system flew over the train to the other side of the tracks.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2016
He was walking on the near side of the bridge but on the other side of the tracks.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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