streetscape

American  

[street-skeyp] / ˈstritˌskeɪp /

noun

1. a pictorial view of a street.

2. an environment of streets.

   The little park provides a tranquil refuge so uncharacteristic of the urban streetscape.

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Etymology

Origin of streetscape

First recorded in 1920–25; street + -scape

Example Sentences

Politicians in the city say the move is about bringing Amsterdam's streetscape into line with the local government's own environmental targets.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Like many cafes in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, the circa-1946 Café Giảng slots into the hectic, colorful streetscape like a narrow paperback on a library shelf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

This all serves New Orleans’ tourism industry, which operates in the shadow of an even darker form of American capitalism—the wealth that built the streetscape in the 19th century derived largely from slavery.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

A naturally shady streetscape will help to lower temperatures, improve air quality and reduce carbon dioxide while also providing habitats for birds and other species.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The check-cashing stores instead of banks, the rows of beauty salons, liquor stores, laundromats, funeral homes, and their graffiti-laced walls were the universal streetscape of poverty.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore