Tel Aviv Port
The Tel Aviv Port is a commercial and entertainment district in northwest Tel Aviv, Israel along the Mediterranean Sea.
History
In 1933, the Levant Fair was opened next to the waterfront area that would soon become the Tel Aviv Port.Active port and decline
In the wake of the outrageous rampage of the Arabs of Mandatory Palestine at the outbreak of their 1936–39 [Arab revolt in Palestine|1936–39 revolt], an alternative was needed for Jaffa Port The new port, founded by Otzar Mif'alei Yam, opened on a small scale in 1936, and was finally completed and inaugurated at its current size on February 23, 1938.The port remained fully operational for less than two years. The outbreak of the Second World War put an end to its civilian use, as the British Navy took over the facilities. After the end of the war in Europe, an attempt to reactivate the port remained unsuccessful due to the lack of shipping at the time. During the 1947–48 [Civil War in Mandatory Palestine|civil war between Jews and Arabs] from November 1947 and until Israel's declaration of independence in May 1948, as well as in the ensuing 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Jewish, then Israeli forces imported a substantial amount of equipment and weapons via the Tel Aviv port.
After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the port operated on a partial basis and was finally closed down on October 25, 1965, when its operations moved to the newly built Ashdod Port. After that followed a period of decay, and by the end of the century the area was used by day as a low-key shopping place for tiles and plumbing supplies, while at night it attracted prostitutes and drug addicts.