Bavli

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Before the War of Independence, the land of the Bavel Housing project belonged to the Arab village of Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi. In 1948, the Tel Aviv municipality housed Jewish refugees from nearby battle zones in the village's houses, and over time, the built-up area of the village became the Givat Amal B neighbourhood. The land was transferred to the Israel Land Administration and the Tel Aviv municipality under the Absentees' Property Law. The Bavli neighbourhood was built on the village land starting in 1957 as a public housing project. Two blocks, with dozens of apartments, were constructed far from the Namir Road, on Bavel and Tosefta Streets.Shimon Samet, [https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/haretz/1958/09/26/01/article/80?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] New Tel Aviv, Haaretz, 26 September 1958. Without an entering bus line, the first residents had to walk through sand and mud to reach their homes. On 22 January 1956, the municipality decided to level and turn Herzog Street (then Yehuda HaMakabi) from Haifa Road to Bavli Street into a dirt road, and Bavli Street from Yehuda HaMakabi to Jerusalem Street.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1956/03/12/01/article/61?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Public announcement, Davar, 12 March 1956. On 2 May 1956, the municipality decided to pave Bavel Street between Yerushalmi Street and Knesset HaGadol Street.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/hrt/1956/05/15/01/article/82.2?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Public announcement, Herut, 15 May 1956. On 30 December 1956, the municipality decided to pave the section of Bavli Street between Herzog Street (then Yehuda HaMakabi) and Yerushalmi Street.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/shar/1957/01/07/01/article/65.1?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Public announcement, Shearim, 7 January 1957. In 1958, the municipality approved the expansion of the neighbourhood towards Givat Amal.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/khm/1958/09/03/01/article/32?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1], The request to expand the neighbourhood ws rejected, Kol haam, 3 September 1958. In mid-1959, the neighbourhood still had a small population, so there was no need for a polling station for elections, but one was still set up due to its distance from other areas.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/ahr/1959/05/15/01/article/17?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Dangerous defects in Tel Aviv, Al hamishmar, 15 May 1959.

The houses were not connected to the municipal sewage network, and sewage flowed into the Yarkon River.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/lmrv/1959/12/07/01/article/87?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] 50 Tel Aviv residents are indicted with poluting the Yarkon, Lamerhav, 7 December 1959. The residents suffered from foul odors from the Yarkon,Arnon Magen, [https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/lmrv/1958/09/12/01/article/36?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] A meeting with the river of our childhood, Lamerhav, 12 September 1958. which they attributed to sewage coming from Petah Tikva and Ramat Gan.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/haretz/1958/08/05/01/article/101?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] The stench of the Yarkon, Haaretz, 5 August 1958. In 1959, groups of residents from the housing project were brought to trial for polluting the Yarkon River in an attempt to pressure them to connect their homes to the sewage system.

In early 1963, the municipality decided to pave Knesset HaGadol and Mishneh Streets with asphalt, east of Tosefta Street.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1963/03/04/01/article/123?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Paving new streets, Davar, 4 March 1963. In the mid-1960s, construction companies discovered the area due to its relatively low land prices and began widespread construction. The building quality was relatively high, with four-story buildings and larger apartments with elevators and attached parking spaces.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mar/1969/10/23/01/article/98.2?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Beautifal apartments in North Tel Aviv, Maariv, 23 October 1969. The neighbourhood developed in terms of city connectivity and local service provision. In the late 1960s, the Dekel Center was established with 100 apartments, a commercial center with 17 shops, and a Dekel cinema with about 1,000 seats.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1967/08/18/01/article/122?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] A new residential neigbourhood in Northern Tel Aviv, Davar, 18 August 1967. On 12 March 1967, the city council decided to asphalt the remaining streets of the neighbourhood that had not yet been paved.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mar/1967/04/03/01/article/115?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] 20 streets will be paved in Tel Aviv, Maariv, 3 April 1967. On 19 May 1968, the city council decided to widen Yehuda HaMakabi Street and Bavli Street.[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1968/06/16/01/article/82?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1] Paving new streets, Davar, 16 June 1968.

In the mid-1980s, the southern part (Pa'amoni Street) was built to even higher standards, and the neighbourhood maintained its distinct character as a small neighbourhood for middle-to-high-class residents, although many families moved to more northern areas that offered larger apartments and taller residential towers. In the first decade of the 21st century, construction in the neighbourhood focused on luxury residential buildings overlooking the Ayalon River.

Due to its proximity to both the city center and the park, it is considered a mostly upper middle class neighbourhood, with a majority of older couples and families living within the area.{{Cite news |date=Aug 7, 2006 |title=The best real-estate bets in the country |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2006-08-07/ty-article/the-best-real-estate-bets-in-the-country/0000017f-dbc2-db22-a17f-fff3f9ce0000 |work=Haaretz}} The Jerusalem Post has called Bavli "one of the most iconic quarters of Tel Aviv", due in part to its enclosed nature.{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Metro/Arts-And-Culture/A-neighborhoods-resurgence-327154|title=A Neighborhood's Resurgence|author=Benzaquen, John|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=February 26, 2018|accessdate=February 26, 2018}}

On its eastern border, the Ayalon River flows through an artificial channel along the Ayalon Freeway, diverted from its natural bed as a preventive measure against floods. It used to flow into the Mediterranean Sea north of Jaffa, but now, it discharges into the Yarkon River at the northeastern corner of the Bavli Quarter.

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