Jewish Quarter (Josefov, Josef Stadt) at the end of 19. century suffered from unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, and was inhabited mostly by poor people. Better established Jewish families already left the ghetto and lived in other parts of Prague.  Old narrow streets eventually vanished in a planned demolition (1897-1906) to make space for upscale Art Nouveau residential buildings.  New Pařížská třída (Avenue) connected the Old Town Square with the right Vltava embankment.

We superimposed the historical boundary of Jewish Quarter on an antique map of Prague  published in Germany in 1887 - before the old Jewish ghetto disappeared for ever.

Most historical monuments of the Jewish Quarter - the Old Cemetery, Town Hall, and six synagogues including the remarkable Old-New Synagogue, survived the demolition and remained undamaged until our time.