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
In 1942, Red Hook’s fate as a remote enclave on the other side of the tracks was solidified when the Gowanus Expressway was pushed through, demolishing a swath of established neighborhoods.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
“They’ve come up on the quote-unquote other side of the tracks from a football perspective where they came up the hard way, doubted often, and had to overcome that,” Harbaugh said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2021
"They’ve come up on the quote-unquote other side of the tracks from a football perspective where they came up the hard way, doubted often, and had to overcome that," Harbaugh said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2021
Then he helped me bury Littlebit on the other side of the tracks.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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