streetscape

noun

street·​scape ˈstrēt-ˌskāp How to pronounce streetscape (audio)
1
: the appearance or view of a street
2
: a work of art depicting a view of a street

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The project will include a new grand entrance along with an attractive streetscape showcasing outward facing shops, restaurants, entertainment and service uses with openings beginning in 2026. Footwear News, 19 May 2025 The 11-acre backlot at SCAD Film Studios in Savannah has 8,000 square feet of dressed sets, modeling historic Savannah as well as small-town USA scenes, and big city streetscapes, including over 40-separate street facades — and a 17,000 square foot production and costume design facility. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 May 2025 Once the home of the Greek community, Greektown is one of the last surviving Victorian-era commercial streetscapes in Detroit. AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 And it won’t be achieved in increments alone, with a crosswalk here and a bollard there, or a minor improvement in the streetscape that gets fought over like a few feet of terrain at the Somme. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for streetscape

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of streetscape was in 1833

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“Streetscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetscape. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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