Allenby Street in Tel Aviv is considered one of the centers of the city's cultural life. It is no coincidence that writers and musicians often mention it in their works. A large number of cultural venues of various kinds are concentrated here - from cheap strip clubs to “Migdal a-Opera”.
Many of the buildings on Allenby Street are quite old, and, oddly enough, they are not being renovated. They say that the owner of most of the buildings for some reason refuses both to sell and to reconstruct his property.
Almost every other building here has its own unique history. Even the parking lot is a historic place, since the famous “Mugrabi” cinema once stood here, destroyed in a fire in the late 1980s. The ground floors of the buildings here are occupied mainly by cafes, bars, and shops selling various goods.
At the beginning of the street, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is Knesset Square, named in honor of the parliament of Israel, which met in one of the buildings in 1948-1949. Another square, Magen David, is located at the intersection of the street with Carmel Market. Here you can see a large number of Art Nouveau buildings.
Allenby Street got its name in honor of the British Field Marshal Edmund Allenby, who conquered the lands of Palestine during the First World War. Originally, it was simply the “Road to the Sea,” which, incidentally, corresponds most accurately to reality.
