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Centeral Carmel - Part 1 (Along Yeffe Nof St.)


The area where Mt. Carmel center(Merkaz Ha'Carmel in Hebrew) is located nowadays, extends along the watershed line of the mountain. At the time it was a waste ground, until the end of the 19th century. The first settlers there were German Templers of the German Colony in Haifa. The initiator behind the future neighbourhood was Fritz Keller, the German vice consul in Haifa. The name given to this new neighbourhood was Carmelheim. This is where Keller and other German wealthy people established their summer & weekend residence. In no time, more initiators established more resthouses & hotels for pilgrims. Those were intended ,especially, for summer time.
Following the acquisitions of required plots of land by the German Templers, an international conflict broke out. Involved in The Conflict were Carmelite Church, Pope Leo the 13th & the German leader, Otto von Bismarck. When conflict has been solved, Mt. Carmel was, in fact, "divided" into two controled regions: The French region & The German one. As a result of the conflict,Keller was compelled to build a bypassing route from downtown Haifa up to the peak of the mountain (in addition to the existing Stella Maris route.) Consequently,two new main roads were built:One is known today as Zionism Blvd.(Shderot Ha'Tsionut,in Hebrew,ex UN Blvd.,ex Ha'har St.)The second, known today by the name The President Blvd.(Shderot Ha'Nassi in Hebrew).
The Germans developed gardens around their houses & also established public parks,like the one known today as Gan Ha'em(Mother's Park),that was established in 1913.
Unfortunately, many of the houses that have been built by the Germans in & around Central Carmel, were destructed & new houses have been built instead. The neighbourhood of Carmelheim extended around the streets known today as: Keller St.,Itshak Blvd. & Ha'Tsvi Blvd., But as mentioned, only few of them survived to these days.
When Jews from Germany immigrated to Palestine, at the beginning of the thirties of the 20th century, many of them were attracted to Merkaz Ha'Carmel, because of the beautiful views & the mild weather during summer time. Since then & As a result, Merkaz Ha'Carmel has been enormously developed.
Today, Merkaz Ha'Carmel is a very popular residential neighbourhood , as well as a center of business & amusement of Haifa.

May,2007
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A Map Of The Reviewed Area.(The Blue Dots Mark The Tour Route).jpg
A Map Of The Reviewed Area.(The Blue Dots Mark The Tour Route).jpg		 The Tour Begins At Rotary Square, At The East End Of Yeffe Nof St.(ex Panorama St).JPG
The Tour Begins At "Rotary Square", At The East End Of Yeffe Nof St.(ex Panorama St).JPG		 Sunrise On Haifa Bay.View From Near The Rotary Square .JPG
Sunrise On Haifa Bay.View From Near The Rotary Square .JPG		 Renovated Hotel Ganay Dan (Dan Gadens) In Yeffe Nof St.JPG
Renovated Hotel "Ganay Dan" (Dan Gadens) In Yeffe Nof St.JPG		 Park Named After General (Lord) Allenby, C.I.C Of The British Army That Took Palestine (& Haifa) From The Turks In 1st W.W. .JPG
Park Named After General (Lord) Allenby, C.I.C Of The British Army That Took Palestine (& Haifa) From The Turks In 1st W.W. .JPG
An Old Lookout By The Park.Probably No View Available Because Of Grown Trees.A Memorial Tablet On The Banister.JPG
An Old Lookout By The Park.Probably No View Available Because Of Grown Trees.A Memorial Tablet On The Banister.JPG		 The Tablet At The Lookout, In Memeriam Of Michael (Only Son Of Lord Allenby) Who Fall In A Battle, During The 1st W.W.JPG
The Tablet At The Lookout, In Memeriam Of Michael (Only Son Of Lord Allenby) Who Fall In A Battle, During The 1st W.W.JPG		 On The Floor Of The Lookout,Under The Tablet - An Engraved Directory For Geographical Sites.JPG
On The Floor Of The Lookout,Under The Tablet - An Engraved Directory For Geographical Sites.JPG		 Old Building, At 120 Yeffe Nof St.,Where Lady Florence Downs, Allenby's Sister,Dwelled, Until She Left For 'Lady Downs Hill'.JPG
Old Building, At 120 Yeffe Nof St.,Where Lady Florence Downs, Allenby's Sister,Dwelled, Until She Left For 'Lady Downs Hill'.JPG		 South Side Of 120 Yeffe Nof St.Located At George Eliot St.,After The Famouse Lady-Writer.jpg
South Side Of 120 Yeffe Nof St.Located At George Eliot St.,After The Famouse Lady-Writer.jpg
Holiday Inn Hotel, At Yeffe Nof St.,Opposite Eliot St.JPG
Holiday Inn Hotel, At Yeffe Nof St.,Opposite Eliot St.JPG		 The Twins - Dan Panorama Hotel And Panorama Residence Building.JPG
The Twins - Dan Panorama Hotel And Panorama Residence Building.JPG		 Renovated 'Ekron Stairs' Track,Connecting Mt.Carmel Center To Downtown. It's Nickname, At Old Days - 'Donkeys Track'
Renovated 'Ekron Stairs' Track,Connecting Mt.Carmel Center To Downtown. It's Nickname, At Old Days - 'Donkeys Track'		 One Of Some Lookout Points Along Yeffe Nof St.It Was Very Busy, By Foreign Correspondents, During Last War.With Lebnon JPG
One Of Some Lookout Points Along Yeffe Nof St.It Was Very Busy, By Foreign Correspondents, During Last War.With Lebnon JPG		 An old Building Renovated To Be A Fashioned Restaurant.JPG
An old Building Renovated To Be A Fashioned Restaurant.JPG
An Outside Passage Bridge Serving The Shopping Center Located At Lower Floor Of Dan Panorama Hotel .JPG
An Outside Passage Bridge Serving The Shopping Center Located At Lower Floor Of Dan Panorama Hotel .JPG		 An Old Historic Structure Established By An High-Born Arab Family.JPG
An Old Historic Structure Established By An High-Born Arab Family.JPG		 Another Angle Of The Building, Nicknamed Montie's Castle, As Explained In Next Photo.JPG
Another Angle Of The Building, Nicknamed "Montie's Castle", As Explained In Next Photo.JPG		 In 1938, General Bernard Montgomery Was In Command Of The British Army In Palestine. This Is Where He Used To Dwell.jpg
In 1938, General Bernard Montgomery Was In Command Of The British Army In Palestine. This Is Where He Used To Dwell.jpg		 Proceeding In Yeffe Nof St. We Pass By Dan Panorama Hotel The Dan Residence.JPG
Proceeding In Yeffe Nof St. We Pass By Dan Panorama Hotel The Dan Residence.JPG
Next On The Left An Old Templer Hotel StructureCurrently Used As A Retired People Club And The Meinz Libraray .JPG
Next On The Left An Old Templer Hotel StructureCurrently Used As A Retired People Club And The Meinz Libraray .JPG		 View On The Same Building From HaNassi Blvd. .JPG
View On The Same Building From HaNassi Blvd. .JPG		 The Building Of Nof Hotel Is Located Nearby .JPG
The Building Of Nof Hotel Is Located Nearby .JPG		 The Entrance To The Louis Promenade Is Right At The Side Of Nof Hotel.JPG
The Entrance To The Louis Promenade Is Right At The Side Of Nof Hotel.JPG		 Eastern Entrance To The Louis Promenade,Built By Goldsmith's Fam.Donation,In Memoriam Of Their Deceased Son Ariel-Leuis.JPG
Eastern Entrance To The Louis Promenade,Built By Goldsmith's Fam.Donation,In Memoriam Of Their Deceased Son Ariel-Leuis.JPG
Rest Benches Are Scattered Along The Louis Promenade.Here One May Find Also A Viewpoint On Downtown And Haifa Bay .JPG
Rest Benches Are Scattered Along The Louis Promenade.Here One May Find Also A Viewpoint On Downtown And Haifa Bay .JPG		 Early Morning Lovers, At The Louis Promenade.JPG
Early Morning Lovers, At The Louis Promenade.JPG		 Promenade Expansion - By Placing Prefabricated Concrete Boards Above A Section Of Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
Promenade Expansion - By Placing Prefabricated Concrete Boards Above A Section Of Yeffe Nof Street.JPG		 A View Under The Plate, Above Which Benches Were Placed And The Viewpoint Is Situated .JPG
A View Under The Plate, Above Which Benches Were Placed And The Viewpoint Is Situated .JPG		 On The Promenade - The Rock Beside A Tree Commemorates 73 Soldiers Killed In Winter 1997,In A Choppers Crach .JPG
On The Promenade - The Rock Beside A Tree Commemorates 73 Soldiers Killed In Winter 1997,In A Choppers Crach .JPG
The Mushroom Structure Of The Resaurant Of Dan Carmel HotelSituated Above The Louis Promenade .JPG
The Mushroom Structure Of The Resaurant Of Dan Carmel HotelSituated Above The Louis Promenade .JPG		 A Section Of Yeffe Nof Street.On The Pillars (Left) - Louis Promenade.JPG
A Section Of Yeffe Nof Street.On The Pillars (Left) - Louis Promenade.JPG		 At This Point, One Can See A Small Part Of The Bahai Parks, Strtched On The Northern Decline Of Mt.Carmel.JPG
At This Point, One Can See A Small Part Of The Bahai Parks, Strtched On The Northern Decline Of Mt.Carmel.JPG		 A Short Glance To The Right (East) And You Can See, Clearly, Downtown And The Port.JPG
A Short Glance To The Right (East) And You Can See, Clearly, Downtown And The Port.JPG		 Keeping On Along Louis PromenadeThere Is This Lovely Corner And More.JPG
Keeping On Along Louis PromenadeThere Is This Lovely Corner And More.JPG
And Also An Obelisk & A Cannon.The Latter Commemorates The Liberation Of Haifa By The British Army In 1918.JPG
And Also An Obelisk & A Cannon.The Latter Commemorates The Liberation Of Haifa By The British Army In 1918.JPG		 The Obelisk Commemorates The Visit Of German Emperor,Willhelm 2nd, To The Hollyland In 1898.Wife's Name On It.JPG
The Obelisk Commemorates The Visit Of German Emperor,Willhelm 2nd, To The Hollyland In 1898.Wife's Name On It.JPG		 A Sign In Hebrew, Describing Both Events In Haifas History, Is Placed Nearby.JPG
A Sign In Hebrew, Describing Both Events In Haifas History, Is Placed Nearby.JPG		 Towards The End Of Louis Promenade,We Face The Main Entrance On Mt. Carmel To The Bahai Parks .JPG
Towards The End Of Louis Promenade,We Face The Main Entrance On Mt. Carmel To The Bahai Parks .JPG		 A Sign In Hebrew Explaining Main points About The Bahai Parks.JPG
A Sign In Hebrew Explaining Main points About The Bahai Parks.JPG
View On A Structure Planned As A Subterranean Entrance To The Bahai Parks,(Not In Use).JPG
View On A Structure Planned As A Subterranean Entrance To The Bahai Parks,(Not In Use).JPG		 The Subterranean Corridor (Under Yeffe Nof St.) Is Closed For The Moment (View From Inside The Park) .JPG
The Subterranean Corridor (Under Yeffe Nof St.) Is Closed For The Moment (View From Inside The Park) .JPG		 Twins Stairways Leading Into The Bahai Park From The Gate At Yeffe Nof St.JPG
Twins Stairways Leading Into The Bahai Park From The Gate At Yeffe Nof St.JPG		 General View (Fr.Yeffe Nof St.) On The Middle Section (The Older) Of The Park Located Around Zionism Blvd.JPG
General View (Fr.Yeffe Nof St.) On The Middle Section (The Older) Of The Park Located Around Zionism Blvd.JPG		 One More Glance From The Park At Yeffe Nof St.Towards The West .JPG
One More Glance From The Park At Yeffe Nof St.Towards The West .JPG
From Here To The Western End Of Yeffe Nof St.,There Is A Descent, As Seen Here.JPG
From Here To The Western End Of Yeffe Nof St.,There Is A Descent, As Seen Here.JPG		 An Old Styled Dwelling House In 56 Yeffe Nof St.JPG
An Old Styled Dwelling House In 56 Yeffe Nof St.JPG		 Once Famouse And Styled Old Building In Yeffe Nof St.,Ex Beit Ha'Milluim.Served As Offices Of Army Resrve Units .JPG
Once Famouse And Styled Old Building In Yeffe Nof St.,Ex "Beit Ha'Milluim".Served As Offices Of Army Resrve Units .JPG		 Beit Hamilluim,View From Ha'Nassi Blvd.Currently, Under Reconstruction Works, Tended As Luxurious Appartment Project.JPG
"Beit Hamilluim",View From Ha'Nassi Blvd.Currently, Under Reconstruction Works, Tended As Luxurious Appartment Project.JPG		 A View From Among Two Luxurious Buildings Located On The North Side Of Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
A View From Among Two Luxurious Buildings Located On The North Side Of Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
An Old Dwelling Building, At 19 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
An Old Dwelling Building, At 19 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG		 Another Dwelling Building, Covered By Stones, At 18 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
Another Dwelling Building, Covered By Stones, At 18 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG		 A Small Dwelling Unit, In The Backyard Of 18 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
A Small Dwelling Unit, In The Backyard Of 18 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG		 An Old Styled Dwelling House, At 16 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
An Old Styled Dwelling House, At 16 Yeffe Nof Street.JPG
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