"Walking the kid"

Nahalat Binyamin - Tel Aviv - Israel - 2006

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Nahalat Binyamin is one of the oldest streets in Tel Aviv. Nahalat Binyamin was actually the name of the association founded almost 100 years ago. This association included some 40 members from Jaffa and the neighboring “Neve Shalom” neighborhood (now known as “Neve Zedek”), most of them craftsmen; grocers and merchants. This gathering intended to build a new neighborhood which will resemble the year old veteran “Ahuzat Bait” neighborhood (which later developed into southern part of Tel Aviv). While “Ahuzat Bait” maintained a “criss-cross” structure, Nahalat Binyamin foundation averted from this rule and it’s unplanned building style characterized not only the proximate streets but also the whole city’s future layout. Nahalat Binyamin is named in memory of Binyamin Herzel, the prophet of the State of Israel.

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