stairway

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Barroso acquired his home in the late 1980s and only started hearing about the stairway project from 1992, when the Barcelona Olympics transformed the city's image as a tourist magnet.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He is said to control a path to the “Infinite Land,” which turns out to be a literal stairway to heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Police said they believed the couple had tried escaping through the window because thick smoke from the fire had blocked the stairway, local media report.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

The double stairway rule, in place in California since 1981, makes it harder to build apartments with more than two bedrooms, urban planners and architects said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Palmer could hear her muffled sounds coming from the stairway.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli