page_title: Zikhron Tuvya
section_title: Renovation
hierarchical_section_title: Zikhron Tuvya / Renovation
caption_attribution_description: English: Jerusalem, 34 Zichron Tuvya street in Nahlaot - window shutters 1951 B C
context_page_description: Zikhron Tuvya, also spelled Zichron Tuvia, is a former courtyard neighborhood in Jerusalem. Founded in 1890, it was the twenty-third Jewish neighborhood to be established outside the Old City walls. The neighborhood consisted of parallel row-houses facing each other across a wide street, today named Zikhron Tuvya Street. Initially populated by tradesmen and workshops, it became a residential neighborhood after the 1920s. It is now part of the larger Nachlaot neighborhood.
context_section_description: In 1992 the Jerusalem municipality designated Zikhron Tuvya as the first historic neighborhood to undergo rehabilitation, due to its severe state of deterioration and neglect. The street was paved and turned into a parking lot, with vehicles allowed to enter and exit from one end of the street only. Upgraded light standards were also installed.
  The process of home remodeling began at that time and continues to this day. A notable renovation is the Yefe Nof House (#26), which was rebuilt in 2000. The work involved constructing a new two-story edifice on the base of the original one-room house, which was 5 metres (16 ft) wide.
  According to a 2009 Jerusalem survey, Zikhron Tuvya, like other historic neighborhoods in the vicinity, has an average apartment size of 48 square metres (520 sq ft), one of the smallest in the city. The exterior of the homes sport a variety of blue-painted doors, windows, and gates, as well as horseshoes and hamsas, to guard against the evil eye.
caption: Blue-painted window shutters in Zikhron Tuvya
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