Tel Aviv Promenade
structures built along the shore of the Israeli city
Tel Aviv Promenade (Hebrew: טיילת תל אביב-יפו, commonly referred to in Hebrew simply as the Tayelet, הטיילת - "The Promenade") runs along the Mediterranean seashore in Tel Aviv, Israel.
History
In the late 1930s, the city council decided to build a promenade for separation between bathing areas and hiking or promenading paths. It extended from Bograshov Beach to where Jerusalem (formerly Geula) Beach is located now. The introduction of the promenade was a turning point in common perception of the city's coastline.
At the same time, World War II started in September 1939, and the British Mandate Regime prohibited bathing in the beach. As a result of that, the city's beaches were abandoned and neglected. In addition, the developing new city was pouring its sewage to the sea and the beaches were banned for bathing for sanitary reasons. Seaside hotels and cafés were turning into questionable bars, gambling joints and brothels. The public abstained from the area, and the city's recreational centers were transferred to the city center, to areas such as Dizengoff Street.
In 1942, London Square was founded in the northern part of the promenade.
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