At the time i visited, Tiberias still retained the character of an Arab township, although Hebrew signs were common. The salient image i have of Arab towns is one of languid ruination, as depicted in these photographs from the 1920's and 1930's.
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| Roman or more likely Crusader Fort |
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| Waters Edge, Tiberias. |
The Sixties were a transitional time. New roads, new buildings and electricity were proliferating but between the cracks in modernism one could still see and sense the remains of former ruination.
And interesting collection of photographs of Arab Palestine can be found: [here]
These photos are frol: http://www.palestineremembered.com/Tiberias/Tiberias/
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