Slide Title
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Date
3-1980
Description
Photographed from one of the many hotels along Retsif Herbert Samuel, the beaches in Tel Aviv are one of the cities main tourist attractions. The beaches are ranked amongst the best in the world, attracting visitors and locals alike and playing a significant role in the city's cultural life.
The economic potential of the Tel Aviv beach was understood early in the city’s development. Development of hotels, sea walls and clubs began in 1936 according to the Gruenblatt Plan.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Beaches -- Bathing Beaches -- Israel -- Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Cities and towns -- Israel -- Tel Aviv-Jaffa;
Country Name
Israel
City Name
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Tel Aviv: Coastline" (1980). Browse All. 639.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/639
Keywords
tourism, Israel, Tel Aviv, beaches, recreation, aerial
Notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv#Tourism
Hatuka, Tali. Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2010) p. 103-104