The Jewish Valero Family Owned the Land outside of Damascus Gate. Antique Photos Show What Happened to It
Chaim Aharon Valero (1845-1923) |
Damascus Gate and Valero property to the right of the gate (circa 1898) |
Construction of the row of Valeros' shops outside Damascus Gate (circa 1900). The domes of the Hurva and Tifferet Yisrael synagogues are on the horizon on the left of the picture |
Prior to World War I Chaim Aharon built and leased stores at the entrance of Damascus Gate, seen in the pictures below.
Another view of the shops. See also here |
In the 1930s, the British authorities ruled that the area should be zoned for use as "open spaces" and they demolished the shops in 1937. The Valeros were not compensated.
Demolition of the Valero shops (1937), and here |
Another view of the demolition |
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