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Rothschild Boulevard

Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv

Rothschild called "well known philanthropist, supporting a crucial support for Jewish settlement in Palestine. Rothschild's view was that the Jews closer than ever to get credit for land, on the condition that they will have elements cliffs country. Baron Rothschild immediate purchase Arab lands Ottoman government, for the Jewish community contributed to the establishment of public buildings and dry swamps.


The avenues which were established with the start of construction of the Mansion House (later to become Tel Aviv), it was decided to call in memory of Nathan Straus was an American philanthropist known. Strauss did not come to Israel so it was decided to call the boulevard named after Baron de Rothschild.
The Avenue was built on land Karem J. mourners. Before the avenue, passed by a small Wadi. About 60 Jewish families purchased the vineyard and then began construction of the spine. Acia Rothschild's first planted by the children of Tel Aviv on Tu B'Shvat in 1910, the early days of Tel Aviv.
Rothschild Boulevard beginning in Herzl Street. Encounter with spine corner Herzl Street was the most interesting main streets in the "Mansion House" early days. This street corner, the city established the first kiosk (1910), which was a hexagonal structure threw the first street lamp was placed in the city. Kiosk environment has been the common meeting place in town. Avenues to continue to the east curved to the north, where the orchestra square end, which are building stage theater andcultural center of Tel Aviv. Avenues from the historical fact of the Tel Aviv area (at the south - west of the avenues), the culture area of Tel Aviv, Kikar Orchestra (at the north - east of the avenues).


The South - Western region of the avenues used for commercial business and entertainment, while the North - East is primarily a residential area. The South - West is the center of "the historic CBD" and is an area that combines old brick office buildings of the city alongside the early days.
Mazeh concentrated north of the street from the later buildings of the city, residential buildings in the Bauhaus style in Tel Aviv are very common among others in this part of Rothschild Boulevard.
Buildings on Rothschild Boulevard in many teaching styles change conventional construction in the city. The first houses in the south - west of the boulevard were built between 1909 to -1912 and part of the neighborhood's mansion - a home. Many buildings were destroyed, and throughout the 20th century, new buildings replaced them more; from Bauhaus buildings in the 30s and 40s through other modern buildings in the '70s and '80s, and small office tower in recent years.
Rothschild Boulevard there are many buildings of special value: including the Dizengoff in the establishment of Israel was declared, the Golomb (Museum of the Haganah), Levin House (House Sotheby's), the Engel (No. 84, he built the first building in Tel Aviv on pages), a Berlin (No. 83, built-up structure exposed silicate brick art deco style), Rubinsky Meet the Gilboa Street and many special structures.

Meeting Rothschild Avenue with St. Nahalat Binyamin, adjacent to where the Founders Monument stands today, was once "the Committee" was the first municipality of Tel Aviv, the building was a 3-story clock stands head above the building had two boilers containing water drawn from a well near Tel Aviv was the first well. The building was demolished in 1943 in order to continue the Artzipvtan of Rothschild Boulevard.
At the beginning of the avenue, was established in 1934 the first central bus station in Tel Aviv. In 1938 leased a house adjacent to the station Abulafia structure in order to serve the station.

Recently restored first kiosk in Tel Aviv at a cost of 70 thousand dollars through TA Development Fund. Kiosk was restored almost exactly as documented in old photographs and illustrations. Sale which will offer some nostalgic menu of the first kiosk. Kiosk original was destroyed in 1989

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