Dizengoff Street
Dizengoff Street (Hebrew: רחוב דיזנגוף, Rehov Dizengoff) is a major street in central Tel Aviv, named after Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff
The street runs from the corner of Ibn Gabirol Street in its southernmost point to the port area of Tel Aviv in its northwestern point. Dizengoff Street is one of the most important streets in Tel Aviv, and has played an essential role in the development of the city. Since the 1970s, Dizengoff Street has suffered urban decay.
History
In the street's heyday, it was described as the "Champs-Élysées of Tel Aviv". In Hebrew slang, a new word was coined based on the iconic status of this street: "l'hizdangef" (Hebrew: להזדנגף), literally "to Dizengoff oneself, ie., to stroll down Dizengoff."[1] Since the 1970s, Dizengoff Street has suffered urban decay. The advent of the shopping mall, Dizengoff Center is cited as a principal reason for the decline, along with changes in the configuration of Dizengoff Square.
The stretch of Dizengoff Street northward to Dizengoff Square was once very upscale but has since declined. North of Dizengoff Square, the street still has better and more upscale shops,
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In popular culture
The film describes the way of life around the street and how it changed over the years.
See also
- List of leading shopping streets and districts by city
References
- ^ a b "Yahoo Tel Aviv". Archived from the original on 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Frommers
- ^ "Three dead in terror attack in Tel Aviv". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Hamas gunman wounds three in Tel Aviv attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Dizengoff 99", Tel Aviv Cinematheque (in Hebrew), accessed December 7, 2008
- Ynetnews, May 10, 2006
External links
Media related to Dizengoff Street at Wikimedia Commons