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The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.
William H. Whyte
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William H. Whyte
Age: 81 †
Born: 1917
Born: October 1
Died: 1999
Died: January 12
Journalist
Sociologist
Writer
Westchester
Pennsylvania
William Hollingsworth Whyte
Holly Whyte
William Hollingsworth Holly Whyte
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