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The once Ben Nahum Hotel is today the place to be: Shampina
Last Saturday afternoon I did visit an afternoon-party at the Shampina Bar on Rothschild Boulevard 32. The place was crowded and swinging with the ‘to be seen folks’ of Tel Aviv. You will find the Shampina in the once Ben Nahum Hotel, the beautiful building with this special roof-top on the corner of Rothschild Boulevard and Allenby Street, designed in 1921 by Judah Magidovitch, Tel Aviv’s first city engineer. Last September restoration works started on the … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, city, dance, going out, history, life, restaurants, restoration
Bloody Zombie Walk Night in Tel Aviv
For the first time ever, there will be a ‘Zombie Walk’ Night in Tel Aviv. This ‘bloody’ event will be on Thursday, March 17th. from 22.30 until 01.30 along Rothschild Boulevard (start at the corner of Herzl Street and Rothschild Boulevard). Come, dress as a zombie and feel like in ‘Another World’ =)!! … Read entire article »
Restoration work former Ben Nahum Hotel started
I think every Tel Avivian knows this spot on the corner of Allenby Street 118 and Rothschild Boulevard: the beautiful building with this very special rooftop: the once Ben-Nahum Hotel, designed in 1921 by Tel Aviv’s first city-engineer Judah Magidovitch, who designed more then 500 (!) buildings in Tel Aviv, between 1919 and 1951. After the hotel closed, there have been several different restaurants in de building. A month ago they started to restore this awesome building… … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, future, history, life
Enough is enough
The Municipality of Tel Aviv started to build another (!!) enormous tower on the historic Rothschild Boulevard (the part between Herzl- and Allenby Street). Enough is enough, ain’t it??!! Were is ex-city engineer Israel Goodevitch? At least he had the guts(!!) to say no to highrise on the Boulevard… … Read entire article »
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In swinging Tel Aviv…no space left!!
As we told you many times at Tel Aviv Fever, Tel Aviv is a non-stop, 24 hours ‘swinging’ city. Yesterday, we took this picture on the Rothschild Boulevard. As you can see: there is…no space left…we need more (!!) walls in Tel Aviv… ;-D … Read entire article »
Solel Boneh arcade destroyed
An other historic icon in Tel Aviv is gone The Solel Boneh Arcade at Allenby Street no. 111, a covered passage-way, was designed in the 1950s by Dov Karmi and Arieh Sharon in a modernist style and came to symbolize the era. Within the arcade were 20 small businesses and the famous Tamar Cinema. The 3 upper-floors contained Soleh Boneh, once the largest construction in Israel, offices. The arcade was destroyed to make space for the 27 floors glass tower the American architect Richard Meir designed on the corner of Allenby- and Rothschild Boulevard. The pictures were taken on Friday-afternoon, November 14 th. … Read entire article »
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The Kiosk is serving again…
Last week, the 3rd kiosk in Tel-Aviv, on the corner of Allenby Street and Rothschild Boulevard started serving again. The famous kiosk was for many, many years in a horrible state and is beautiful restored. … Read entire article »
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Foreign billionaire buys Tel Aviv flat for $7 million
Tel Aviv luxury towers continue to attract wealthy people from around the world. A Jewish billionaire purchased an apartment (600 square meters) at the new to build luxury tower at the Rothschild Boulevard no.17 (near Ahad-Ha’amstreet). The two old buildings (in the front of the tower) will be preserved. The tower will include 64 apartments. The land was purchased in February 2000 from the Banin family and the entire deal, including the land purchase, cost of construction and restoration of the two old buildings, is valued at….$121 million (!) … Read entire article »
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At last men at work
For years and years, the 3rd ‘kiosk’ of Tel Aviv, on the corner of Rothschild Boulevard and Allenby Street was in a ‘shabby’ state. Just a few days ago, I saw to my suprise, that they started the restore this historic structure. It is never to late! ;-) [WOW! See the third kiosk in August 2009 HERE] … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, history, restoration
The mayor and his horse
The first Mayor of Tel Aviv, Meir Dizengoff, loved to ride his horse trough the streets of Tel Aviv 1930s). As a part of the tribute to the first mayor of Tel Aviv, a statue of Meir Dizengoff on his horse, created by the artist David Zondolovitz, was unveiled in front of his historic residence, on Rothschild Boulevard no. 16. … Read entire article »
Nachum Gutman’s mosaic to Rothschild
The famous mosaic made by Nachum Gutman, once on Bialik Square, will find a place now on the western edge of Rothschild Boulevard near the ‘Africa Israel’ building. Pieces of the mosaic were temporarily placed in a Tel Aviv garbage truck parking lot (!!) due to the renovation of the Bialik square. The mosaic will be laid around a fountain in an area open to the public. … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, art, history
The first ‘kiosk’ of Tel Aviv
If you live in Tel-Aviv, or you are a visitor, you have to visit the first ‘kiosk’ (1909) of Tel Aviv at the corner of Rothschild Boulevard and Herzl Street. The kiosk was restored in the year 2000 thanks to a gift by the Hackmey family. By the way, it is said that the kiosk serves the best espresso in Tel Aviv. … Read entire article »
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