streetscape

noun

street·​scape ˈstrēt-ˌskāp 

1

: the appearance or view of a street

2

: a work of art depicting a view of a street

Examples of streetscape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Via Mormino Penna is one of Sicily’s most theatrical streetscapes, lined with facades adorned with apotropaic masks, grotesque faces meant to ward off evil. —Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026

After starting a social media group about six years ago to help promote La Grange-area businesses and activities in the village, Kristina Joseph, of La Grange Park, is trying to extend her influence to the village’s streetscape. —Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

Mayor Mamdani has challenged my agency to think big, be ambitious, and make our streetscape the envy of the world. —Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026

Anderson noted the town was seeking a project that would add jobs as well as modern housing, increase density and build foot traffic on Main Street, provide public parking, improve the streetscape and retain downtown’s character. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for streetscape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape