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Jerusalem Boulevard, Jaffa

Jerusalem Boulevard, Jaffa
Fountain across from building that served as Jaffa city hall

Jerusalem Boulevard (Hebrew: Sderot Yerushalayim) (), is a long historical avenue that crosses the city of Jaffa parallel to the shoreline a few hundred meters to the west, from the border of Tel Aviv to Bat Yam in the south (Sderot HaAtsma'ut) to the Yehezkel Kaufmann Street in the north, where it continues as a boulevard to the beach.

History

British Mandate

Soon after being appointed governor in 1914, Hassan Bey, also known as Hassan Bek, adopted a development programme for Jaffa that included the construction of an avenue connecting the seaside city with the orange groves at its outskirts. In 1915, during World War I, Hassan Bey paved the street using forced Jewish and Arab labor and named it Jamal Pasha Boulevard after his superior, the Ottoman governor of Greater Syria.[[File:PikiWiki Israel 690 Economy of Israel תחנת טרנספורמציה ביפו 1924.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A transformer station designed by architect [[Richard Kauffmann]] in 1924]]In 1915, Jewish engineer Gedalyahu Wilbushewitz, the brother of Manya Shochat, was appointed Jaffa's director of public works by Sultan Mehmed V.[[File:Central Post Office in Yaffo.JPG|thumb|right|The central Post House of Jaffa designed by architect [[Austen Harrison]] in 1931]]

Ficus trees along the boulevard

State of Israel

In 2016, there were 860 ficus trees along the length of Sderot Yerushalayim. DUring the construction of the Tel Aviv Light Rail, some were removed or relocated.

References

Tel Aviv red line light rail

References

  1. Neiman, Rachel. (5 November 2018). "Love wins the day in fight to preserve 26 trees in Jaffa". [[ISRAEL21c]].
  2. Jakoel, Eriola. (2011). "Yafo, Jerusalem Boulevard: Final Report (28 June 2011)". [[Israel Antiquities Authority]].
  3. ""The First Boulevard" Exhibition – Jerusalem Boulevard, Jaffa". Amnon Bar Or – Tal Gazit Architects Ltd., Tel Aviv.
  4. (July 29, 2016). "Light rail construction to cripple Jaffa's main thoroughfare". [[Ynetnews]].
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