The Block
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Places

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Australia
  • The Block (Sydney)
    The Block (Sydney)
    The Block is a colloquial but universally applied name given to a block of housing in Redfern Sydney. The block was purchased over a period of 30 years by the Aboriginal Housing Company for use as a project in Aboriginal-managed housing....

    , the first Aboriginal land handback


United States
  • The Block at Orange
    The Block at Orange
    The Outlets at Orange is an open-air shopping mall developed by The Mills Corporation and now owned jointly by The Mills, A Simon Company,, Faralon Capital and KanAm, in Orange, California, a few miles southeast of Disneyland near the heart of the Orange Crush interchange...

    , an open-air shopping and entertainment mall located in Southern California
  • The Block (Baltimore)
    The Block (Baltimore)
    Baltimore's The Block is a stretch on the 400 block of East Baltimore Street in Baltimore, Maryland containing several strip clubs, sex shops, and other adult entertainment merchants. In the first half of the 20th century, it was famous for its burlesque houses...

    , an adult-entertainment area


Philippines
  • The Block (Philippines), one of two annex buildings in SM City North EDSA located in North Avenue, Quezon City

Entertainment

  • A set of TV series of similar format:
    • The Block (Australian TV series)
      The Block (Australian TV series)
      The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....

    • The Block (UK TV series)
      The Block (UK TV series)
      The Block was a British reality television series broadcast on ITV in the summer of 2004, based on the Australian series of the same name. The show was presented by Lisa Rogers.-Format:...

    • The Block (Belgium TV series)
    • The Block (Israeli TV series)
      The Block (Israeli TV series)
      The Block is the Israeli version of the Australian reality television show The Block, hosted by Haim Etgar. The show premiered on May 30, 2009, on Channel 10....

    • Het Blok
      Het Blok
      Het Blok is a Dutch reality series running since 2004 on Net 5. The program is based on the Australian series The Block.The program shows 4 couples who have 77 days to build and model an apartment. The construction happens while the couples hold their regular day jobs, so only evenings and weekends...

  • The Block (album)
    The Block (album)
    The Block is the fifth studio album by New Kids on the Block. The album was released on September 2, 2008, along with a deluxe edition that included four bonus tracks. It sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Pop Albums chart and at number two on...

    , the fifth studio album from the New Kids On The Block
  • The Block (magazine), a Canadian biannual fashion magazine

Sports

  • The Block (American Football)
    The Block (American Football)
    "The Block" refers to a memorable lead block of defensive tackle Jethro Pugh of the Dallas Cowboys by Green Bay Packer guard Jerry Kramer, which allowed Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr to score on a quarterback sneak with 16 seconds remaining in the 1967 NFL Championship Game, which was played on...

     - Jerry Kramer's block in the 1967 NFL Championship Game that led to the winning touchdown

Other

  • Bloc Québécois
    Bloc Québécois
    The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

    , a Canadian political party often referred to as "The Bloc"
  • The wooden block used in the beheading
    Decapitation
    Decapitation is the separation of the head from the body. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, knife, wire, or by other more sophisticated means such as a guillotine...

    of a condemned person with an axe
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