Notes on the Geography of Israel: Tel AvivA brief scan of the commercial and residential landscapes of this city-on-the-dunes, created almost entirely in the 20th century. Make default image size larger ![]() Tel Aviv from the seawall at Jaffa. ![]() Coming closer, through the miracle of optics. ![]() And closer still, to what might perhaps be mistaken for the skyline of an American city. ![]() A cylindrical apartment building anticipates its own demise. that's what happens when you live surrounded by ancient ruins. ![]() No irony here: the architect loved graph paper, and the photographer was too lazy to get out of his car. ![]() Inside that reticulated masterpiece there's a shopping mall. ![]() Here's another, at Petah Tikva, on the city's eastern outskirts. ![]() Upscale flats in the central city. That slightly worn look is characteristic, as is the masking vegetation. ![]() More of the same. ![]() Grimmer housing, in South Jaffa. The building is a reminder of the days when kibbutzim starved on a diet of tomatoes. It's also a reminder of the Israeli fixation on living in the sun. |
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