Winter in the White City: Historic photos capture Tel Aviv cold

Major winter storms are noteworthy in the beachy metropolis and have transfixed photographers for decades; these pictures show bygone winters from days of hand-carts and long lines for bookstores.
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It is always something of an event when beachy Tel Aviv is subject to wintry weather, and the three-day winter storm that began on Saturday night is no exception. Ynet and the "White City – Tel Aviv" blog have collected historic photographs capturing Tel Aviv winter weather throughout the decades.
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Magen David Square at the intersection of Allenby, King George, Sheinkin, Nachlat Binyamin and Carmel Streets, Tel Aviv, 1940 (Photo: Yaakov Rosner/Harvard University Library) Magen David Square at the intersection of Allenby, King George, Sheinkin, Nachlat Binyamin and Carmel Streets, Tel Aviv, 1940 (Photo: Yaakov Rosner/Harvard University Library)
Magen David Square at the intersection of Allenby, King George, Sheinkin, Nachlat Binyamin and Carmel Streets, Tel Aviv, 1940 (Photo: Yaakov Rosner/Harvard University Library)
(צילום: יעקב רוזנר, Harvard University Library)
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People cross the street on a cart on a flooded Shalma Street, 1949 (Photo: Fritz Cohen/GPO) People cross the street on a cart on a flooded Shalma Street, 1949 (Photo: Fritz Cohen/GPO)
People cross the street on a cart on a flooded Shalma Street, 1949 (Photo: Fritz Cohen/GPO)
(צילום: פריץ כהן, לע"מ)
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(צילום: דוד אלדן, לע"מ)
Passersby pose with a snowman in front of the historic Mograbi Cinema, showing "Hamlet" starring Laurence Olivier, on February 6, 1950 (Photo: David Eldan/GPO)
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Corner of 15 Allenby Street and 1 Idelson Street in Tel Aviv, 1950 (Photo: David Eldan/GPO)Corner of 15 Allenby Street and 1 Idelson Street in Tel Aviv, 1950 (Photo: David Eldan/GPO)
Corner of 15 Allenby Street and 1 Idelson Street in Tel Aviv, 1950 (Photo: David Eldan/GPO)
(צילום: דוד אלדן, לע"מ)
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King Albert Square and Pagoda House in 1950 (Photo: Boris Carmi/GPO) King Albert Square and Pagoda House in 1950 (Photo: Boris Carmi/GPO)
King Albert Square and Pagoda House in 1950 (Photo: Boris Carmi/GPO)
(צילום: בוריס כרמי)
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Crowd waits in the rain outside bookstore at 64 Allenby Street, offering books in Hebrew, English, Polish and French at a 90 percent discount, 1955 (Photo: Fritz Cohen/GPO)Crowd waits in the rain outside bookstore at 64 Allenby Street, offering books in Hebrew, English, Polish and French at a 90 percent discount, 1955 (Photo: Fritz Cohen/GPO)
Crowd waits in the rain outside bookstore at 64 Allenby Street, offering books in Hebrew, English, Polish and French at a 90 percent discount, 1955 (Photo: Fritz Cohen/GPO)
(צילום: פריץ כהן, לע"מ)
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Skipping over a puddle on Dizengoff Street in the 1960s (Photo: Boris Carmi)Skipping over a puddle on Dizengoff Street in the 1960s (Photo: Boris Carmi)
Skipping over a puddle on Dizengoff Street in the 1960s (Photo: Boris Carmi)
(צילום: בוריס כרמי)
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Flooding in the Montefiore neighborhood, Tel Aviv, 1974 (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar/GPO)Flooding in the Montefiore neighborhood, Tel Aviv, 1974 (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar/GPO)
Flooding in the Montefiore neighborhood, Tel Aviv, 1974 (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar/GPO)
(צילום: יעקב סער, לע"מ)
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Stuck car in the Montefiore neighborhood, Tel Aviv, 1974 (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar/GPO)Stuck car in the Montefiore neighborhood, Tel Aviv, 1974 (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar/GPO)
Stuck car in the Montefiore neighborhood, Tel Aviv, 1974 (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar/GPO)
(צילום: יעקב סער, לע"מ)
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