News Archive: Despair on Herzl Street: Rehovot's Depressed Downtown is Typical of Many Israeli Cities

"Herzl Street, the center of what used to be Rehovot's downtown, is a disaster area. Nearly half the shops are empty, and those still open report a decline in sales of from 25% to 50%.

A series of factors is responsible for this development, which is duplicated in many other cities. The most important is the mushrooming of modern shopping areas outside the old downtown. Here in Rehovot, for example, a handsome new air-conditioned mall is attracting thousands of shoppers not ..."

Source: Despair on Herzl Street: Rehovot's depressed downtown is typical of many Israeli cities. Cleveland Jewish News (28 December 1998) [Search FullText]