A Short Visual Story
Arrivals
Arrival, l932 from Cyprus, l922, aboard the SS. Satornia
Religion
Wedding invitation, l922 for Boulukos and Panagos
Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Poll, outside Cathedral on 72 Street,
NYC in l929
Wedding of Mr & Mrs. Kyrkostas, l922
Services at St. Demetrios Church, Astoria, NY with Archbishop Athenagoras in the center.
Baptism ceremony, Fr. Gavalas officiating
Education
First Greek School established in l9l6- The Greek American Institute
Freeport NY Athena Afternoon Greek School, l947
Afternoon Greek School in Jamaica, circa l950’s
Cathedral Elementary School, NYC, l977 with Archbishop Iakovos
Ethnic celebrations
• Fraternal Organizations, Social Events
• fun and frolic!
Traditional Greek costumes worn by children of Mr. & Mrs. Panos,
from the l930’s
York Rite Mason, N. Boulukos, circa l920’s
Folk dance group, lower NYC, in the l920’s, from St. . Barbara’s
Church
Men partying on beach on Long Island- the Freeport Greek
American Pleasure Club, in l925
First Greek American Boy Scout troop, dating back to l9l9, in
Manhattan
Kastorian Furriers group picnic, l927
Lemnos Society picnic on Staten Island
Hellispont Organization, l920’s
Skoura Varvitsa Organization, picnic, l928
Society “40 Churches” picnic, l930
Greek Independence Day Parade, l946 on Fifth Avenue, NYC
Greek Independence Day Parade, l950’s on Fifth Avenue, NYC
Greek Americans in parade up Fifth Avenue, NYC, l950’s
Greek Independence Day Parade, with Mayor Impelliteri, on Fifth Avenue, with Nick
Vagionis, Chairman, at his left.
AHEPA Fraternal organization
WW I soldier
Greek War Relief fund raiser for WW II, 1946
Pappas Family outing, l920’s
work
Coulas Public Market, 1918, Johnson, NY,
in business for 67 years
Diner in the 30’s in NYC
Flower district in the 20’s
Flower shop in the Bronx
Early Greek run flower shop in NYC
Florist in Manhattan in the 20’s
Hat and shoe store in Freeport NY
Early grocery store
Early grocery store in lower Manhattan.
Barbatsuly Furriers, l950’s
Early diner in Staten Island, NY
Wholesale coffee company, Pascal.
One of the earliest trendiest Greek Restaurants, with owner Leon Leonidas in
the front.
J. Catsimatides, master chef, working at Longchamps, NYC
Vagelos Fruit Stand, l940’s on 42 Street, NYC
Opening Atlantic Bank, in NYC
Tom Carvel, founder of Carvel Ice Cream, doing one of his famous radio ads
Chris Gyftos, arranging flowers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sports
Golden Glove winners, twins-Spanakos Brothers, with Casious Clay, l956?
World famous Greek American wrestler, Kervaras on a beach in
Hollywood with starlets
Music and The arts
Musicians in the 30’s
The Savalas brothers
Theo Hios, abstract artist
Nicos Gounaris popular trubador in the l950’s
Piano rolls from the l920’s
Piano music sheet
Maria Callas, born in NYC
Top Related