submitted by James Gavriles on 08.04.2004
Atlas Cafe 1920's Highland Park, Michigan .Owned by my Father ,Nicholas Gavriles
My Father, Nicholas Gavriles, and several relatives outside the Atlas Cafe in Highland Park, Michigan 1919
submitted by Alexandra Ermolaeff on 05.01.2004
Stratis Tzannes (left) and Cosmas Cassimatis (right) standing in front of the Canberra Café at 132 Oxford Street, in Darlinghurst, Sydney. In the 1920’s Cosmas Cassimiatis set up a partnership of Kytherians whose families had all known each other well from Mesa Dimos (the southern part of Kythera). The partnership became known as Cassimatis & Co. Together they set up the Canberra Café at 132 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. The partners of the Canberra Café were: Cosmas Cassimatis, Stamatis Marcellos, Nikolas Travassaros, John Megalokonomos, and Stratis Tzannes. These partners were to become the longest continuing Kytherian partnership in Australia. Originally the café was an oyster bar and then a fish restaurant. Around 1948 it was converted to a milk bar - which ran until the late 1980’s. The property was then leased out to Italians and became a pizzeria. It is now leased to the Court Hotel, but is still owned by the families of the original partners in equal shares, with the exception of Nikolas Travassaros who died in 1959 with no heirs and whose interest was purchased by the surviving partners. During its heyday in the 1930’s many Kytherian events were held at the Canberra Café and it became an unofficial meeting place for Kytherians where projects of common interest were discussed and planned. One such was the setting up of the Holy Trinity Church (Ayia Triatha) on Bourke Street. Family name: Tzannes Village of origin: Livadi Photo taken: Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Date: circa 1930’s
submitted by Peter Samios on 08.04.2010
This photograph was taken in 1953, with Panayioti and his son Mina behind the counter. Panayioti and his wife Penelope and children, Toula and Mina, came to Sydney in 1947 and bought the Sawtell Milk Bar in Paddington, in early 1948. Panayioti immigrated from Aloizianika, Kythera and arrived in Freemantle WA, with his father, Mina, in 1923. He went back to Kythera in 1933 and married Penelope Samios. They had two children, Toula and Mina. Panayioti returned to Freemantle in 1937, while the rest of his family stayed in Aloizianika. Following the war, Penelope and her two children sailed to Australia and met up with Panayioti in Freemantle, in 1947. In 1948, all of the family moved to Sydney and settled at the Sawtell Milk Bar in Paddington. In late 1948, another child, George (my father), was added to the family. Panayioti Samios and his family worked in the milk bar until 1965, when they moved to Queen Street, Woollahra. The shop still remains as the Hot Gossip Cafe.
submitted by Maxine (Metaxia) Mitchell on 22.10.2003
Interior Paradise Candy Shop Prineas Brothers Can anyone tell us where and when this photo might have been taken? From the collection of George P. Levoune (Potamos)
submitted by Maxine (Metaxia) Mitchell on 29.10.2003
Interior Paradise Candy Shop Prineas Brothers From the collection of George P. Levoune (Potamos)
From the collection of George P. Levoune (Potamos) Paradise Candy Shop (can anyone tell me where this shop was located?) Blyth Studios
submitted by Alexandra Ermolaeff on 19.10.2003
Xakousti Cordatos, nee Vangi, (pictured right) of Diakopoulianika with shop assistant, standing behind the counter of The Classic Milk Bar circa 1950.
submitted by Alexandra Ermolaeff on 04.08.2003
Menelaos Tzortzopoulos pictured here standing behind the counter of the Deluxe Milk Bar, Balo Street, Moree, NSW, Australia. Menelaos was the proprietor of this milk bar from 1951 to 1972. Menelaos was born in Crookwell, NSW, Australia in 1927. The Tzortzopoulos family was originally from the village Karavas, Kythera. During his childhood Menelaos and his family returned to the island for seven years (from 1930 to 1938).
submitted by Eleni Malanos on 26.07.2003
The Civic Theatre in Scone was run by Anna and Theodore Coroneo. See the story behind the picture in the oral history entry "Anna Coroneo".
submitted by Peter Tsicalas on 01.08.2003
Woodlark Street, Lismore 1904. First Greek Oyster Saloon on the North Coast of NSW, opened by Peter Emmanuel Comino (Gialdelis) 1903. By 1905 he had expanded into Curley's General Store in partnership with his brother George. His wife, Kalliopi (nee Andronicos), and daughters, Stella and Muriel, arrived 1908, and 2yrs later he opened The Olympia Cafe in Molesworth Street in partnership with her brothers. In 1912 he became a farmer with a property in North Lismore. Moved to Brisbane 1921. Photo courtesy of Richmond River Historical Society.
submitted by James Prineas on 20.04.2004
This picture was in my family's collection. There were at least 3 "Red Rose" cafés: in Guyra, Miles and Condoblin. (All three are mentioned in the "Directory of Greek Businesses" in the People/Genealogical Research section of this website). Does anyone know which one this "Red Rose" is? See below for the different suggestions.
submitted by James Prineas on 18.05.2018
Paul Voglis in front of his "Splendid Café" in Beechworth Victoria, probably in the late 1930s or early 40s.
submitted by Alexandra Ermolaeff on 10.06.2003
Andonis (Tony) Pentopoulos was born in 1912 in the village of Potamos, Kythera. He migrated to Australia in 1928. He is pictured here standing behind the counter of one of the many milk bars he ran during his working life. Andonis ran Pap's Milk Bar located at 54 Beecroft Rd in Epping, Sydney from 1961-79.
Andonis (Tony) Pentopoulos was born in 1912 in the village of Potamos, Kythera. He migrated to Australia in 1928. Before marrying & settling in Port Macquarie, N.S.W, Andonis worked at the Monterey Cafe in Moree, N.S.W, for the Andronicus family. He is pictured here (far left) standing outside the Monterey Cafe with others who I assume are members of the Andronicus family.
The White Australia Café, Mullumbimby 1913. Taken over in some fancy footwork 1914 by Basil and Alex Ioannis Feros. Passed to Alex Dimitrios Samios (Foundas) 1921, trading as Samios Bros. Passed to Archie Minas Protopsaltis (Caponas)1926. Passed to Con George Karazeris (Harris) 1943. Passed to Theo and Peter Dimitrios Protopsaltis 1950. Theo Psaltis assumed sole proprietorship 1956. Passed to John Theo Psaltis 1990. Still in business as The Popular cafe in John's hands. Photo courtesy of The Brunswick Valley Historical Society.
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