It's not even all that rare to lack sidewalks within traditional city limits. The street where I grew up had sidewalks, but here is Street View of the street a block away, which does not: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...
The area was built up in the 1920s, and apparently at the time it was left to the homeowners on each block whether they wanted to pay for sidewalk construction. Most blocks paid for it but the homeowners on this street did not.
The area was built up in the 1920s, and apparently at the time it was left to the homeowners on each block whether they wanted to pay for sidewalk construction. Most blocks paid for it but the homeowners on this street did not.