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Those used to be called "shotgun houses" (or, less euphemistically, "shotgun shacks") though they were rectangular, not pizza-shaped.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_house
Of course, people did live in them because they were cheap.
In overpriced urban areas, the "pizza slice" configuration might be tolerable to some, if it were cheap enough.
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Those used to be called "shotgun houses" (or, less euphemistically, "shotgun shacks") though they were rectangular, not pizza-shaped.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_house
Of course, people did live in them because they were cheap.
In overpriced urban areas, the "pizza slice" configuration might be tolerable to some, if it were cheap enough.