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