known ▁example ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Ben ▁Sim hon ▁House . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁households ▁were ▁of ▁Spanish ▁or ▁I ber ian ▁origin . ▁These ▁lux ur ious ▁houses ▁were ▁especially ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h , ▁border ing ▁the ▁former ▁Bou ▁K hs isat ▁Gard ens ▁and ▁the ▁outer ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h , ▁which ▁allowed ▁them ▁more ▁expos ure ▁to ▁fresh ▁air ▁and ▁open ▁space . ▁Moreover , ▁by ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁bal con ies ▁and ▁windows ▁face ▁north ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁slightly ▁cool er ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁As ▁this ▁neighbourhood ▁was ▁more ▁strictly ▁private ▁and ▁resident ial , ▁it ▁had ▁few ▁public ▁amen ities . ▁One ▁exception ▁was ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁o ven , ▁used ▁for ▁b aking ▁bread , ▁which ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁Muslim s ▁( so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁continue ▁to ▁make ▁bread ▁on ▁the ▁S abb ath ). ▁The ▁street ▁was ▁also ▁still ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁work sh ops ▁producing ▁the ▁goods ▁which ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁special ized ▁in , ▁such ▁as ▁sq al li ▁( g old ▁thread ▁used ▁to ▁decor ate ▁text iles ▁and ▁other ▁objects ). ▁Following ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁road ▁( R ue ▁Bou kh ess iss at ▁or ▁Bou ▁K hs isat ) ▁between ▁the ▁former ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁this ▁new ▁road ▁was ▁l ined ▁with ▁a