Shotgun homes disappearing across the country

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JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Shotgun homes, once a standard architectural feature among cities across the nation, now find themselves fading away as more fall away from neglect.
By definition, the small homes all have the same feature - all rooms are directly aligned to each other. But in some cities, preservationists want to hold onto the homes, while others want to demolish them, like one home eyed by the city of Jonesboro.

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