Alley may be paved, or unpaved, and a blind alley is a cul-de-sac. Modern urban developments may also provide a service road to allow for waste collection, or rear access for fire engines and parking. Because of geography, steps (stairs) are the predominant form of alley in hilly cities and towns. This includes Quebec City in Canada and in the United States Pittsburgh (see Steps of Pittsburgh), Cincinnati (see Steps of Cincinnati), Minneapolis, Seattle, and San Francisco as well as Hong Kong, Genoa and Rome. Some alleys are roofed because they are within buildings, such as the traboules of Lyon, or
The blind leading the blind in 1500 CE. Perhaps the most famous artistic depiction of the phrase is Pieter Bruegel's "The Blind Leading the Blind". Little is known about Bruegel's life, although he frequently depicted scenes of rustic life. The distemper on canvas painting was completed in 1568, and is currently in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy. "The Blind Leading the Blind" is a poem by Pulitzer prize winning poet Lisel Mueller "Blind Leading the Blind" is a song by Lynsey de Paul. It was the 'B' side of her 1973 single, All Night. "Blind leading the blind" was a