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- Title
- About Tatlow Park - Interview with Joan Cubbon
- Contributor(s)
- Cubbon, Joan (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-05-24
- Language
- English
- Description
- Joan talks about what she likes about Kitsilano (pool, park and beach) and shares a project to restore a stream in Tatlow Park.
- Extent
- 00:01:24
- Subject(s)
- Kits Beach (Vancouver, B.C.), Beaches, Pools, Parks, Stream conservation, Tatlow Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Active life enthusiasts
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Andre Demiris and Mr. Giftonikolios:
- Contributor(s)
- Susie Demiris Miceli (Contributor)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1970
- Description
- My dad Andre Demiris and Mr. Giftonikolios (who was a “Psalti” at church) in our deli, “University Delicatessen” which was later converted to our restaurant, Vassilis Taverna. Looks like my dad just got a delivery.
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Delicatessens, Restaurants
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1970s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Beaches in Kitsilano - Federico Fuoco:
- Contributor(s)
- Fuoco, Federico (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-03
- Language
- English
- Description
- Memories of the beaches in Kitsilano.
- Extent
- 0:01:48
- Subject(s)
- Beaches, Solitude, Active life enthusiasts
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1980s, 1990s, 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- The Best Baby - Interview with Herb Torrance:
- Contributor(s)
- Torrance, Herb (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-09-13
- Language
- English
- Description
- Far in the past there was a Best Baby contest at the Kitsilano Showboat.
- Extent
- 00:00:45
- Subject(s)
- Contests, Kitsilano Showboat (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Bino's and Tuesdays - Interview with Nikki Roussanidis:
- Contributor(s)
- Roussanidis, Nikki (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-01
- Language
- English
- Description
- Nikki Roussanidis speaks about meeting up with friends at Tuesdays for coffee and Bino's for late night/early morning coffee.
- Extent
- 00:00:34
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Restaurants, Teenagers, Bino's (Restaurant)
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Bringing a Bit of Greece to Vancouver - Interview with George Tsoukas:
- Contributor(s)
- Tsoukas, George (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- English
- Description
- George Tsoukas shares his pride about the role of the Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (HEPA) in bringing a Greek style statue to Vancouver in 1969.
- Extent
- 00:01:52
- Subject(s)
- Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (HEPA), Greek Canadians, Sculpture
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1960s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Building Your Community - Interview with Angelo Pappas
- Contributor(s)
- Pappas, Angelo (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- English
- Description
- As an immigrant to Canada, Pappas recognizes the importance of taking part in the building of one's new community.
- Extent
- 00:01:18
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Hellenic Community of Vancouver (Community Centre), St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Arbutus Street), Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (HEPA)
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1950s, 1960s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Business and Pleasure in the Greek Community - Interview with Panayiotis Kavouras
- Contributor(s)
- Kavouras, Panayiotis (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- moving image
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- Greek
- Description
- Mr. Kavouras shares his memories of the Greek businesses on West Broadway and other parts of Vancouver. Interview conducted in Greek. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
- Extent
- 00:01:39
- Subject(s)
- Bars (Drinking establishments), Immigrants - Experience, Small business, Orestes' (Restaurant), Greek Canadians
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1960s, 1970s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Changes - Interview with Sarah Betschart:
- Contributor(s)
- Betschart, Sarah (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-06-19
- Language
- English
- Description
- Sarah talks about moving to Vancouver from Switzerland, the weather and what she likes about Vancouver people (respect, patience, diversity).
- Extent
- 00:03:12
- Subject(s)
- Immigrants - Experience, Swiss Canadians, Social interaction
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Changes to Kitsilano and Vancouver - Interview with Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, and Speros Ganatsios:
- Contributor(s)
- Fiskilis, Maria (Interviewee), Ghiouzelis, George (Interviewee), Ganatsios, Speros (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-01
- Language
- English
- Description
- Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, and Speros Ganatsios talk about the closure of Calhoun's coffee shop, bike lanes, and the changes they have seen in Kitsilano.
- Extent
- 00:01:11
- Subject(s)
- Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Bicycle lanes
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Church History and Traditions - Interview with Paul Michael
- Contributor(s)
- Michael, Paul (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-01-26
- Language
- English
- Description
- St. George's has been at the centre of Greek Canadian life in Vancouver. Paul Michael describes the early days of the first church at Vine and 7th, and current attempts to protect its place in history.
- Extent
- 00:03:16
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Orthodox Eastern Church, St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Arbutus Street)
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1970s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Coming to Canada - Interview with Fanni Ziakos:
- Contributor(s)
- Ziakos, Fanni (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- English
- Description
- Fanni Ziakos' parents both came from Greece in the 1960s, where they settled in and worked hard to better their lives and the lives of their children.
- Extent
- 00:04:13
- Subject(s)
- Immigrants - Experience, Greek Canadians, Children of immigrants, Socrates Greek Cultural School, Education, Literacy, Schools
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1960s, 1980s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Community Building - Interview with Angelo Pappas
- Contributor(s)
- Pappas, Angelo (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- English
- Description
- Angelo Pappas discusses his involvement in various associations. He also discusses the Vancouver Greek Community's involvement in the building of the political body of the city, province, and country.
- Extent
- 00:01:18
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Politics and culture, Communities
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2000s, 2010s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Courtship Through Torn Clothes - Interview with Evelyn Economos:
- Contributor(s)
- Economos, Evelyn (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- English
- Description
- Evelyn Economos tells the story of her parents, Mando and Christos Christodoulou, courting in Vancouver.
- Extent
- 00:00:57
- Subject(s)
- Immigrants - Experience, Marriage, Couples
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1950s, 1960s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- The Cross Dive - Interview with Fanni Ziakos:
- Contributor(s)
- Ziakos, Fanni (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-05
- Language
- English
- Description
- For local Greek Canadians, the Cross Dive has re-emerged as a favourite annual rite for the community.
- Extent
- 00:01:19
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Cross Dive (Festival), Christianity, Greek Orthodox Church
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Cycling in Vancouver - Interview with Donna MacKinnon:
- Contributor(s)
- MacKinnon, Donna (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Donna MacKinnon's bicycling lifestyle enhances her connection to Vancouver.
- Extent
- 00:01:37
- Subject(s)
- Cycling, Vancouver Critical Mass, Active life enthusiasts
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Demiris' 25th Anniversary:
- Contributor(s)
- Susie Demiris Miceli (Contributor)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1983
- Description
- Andre and Georgia Demiris celebrate their 25th Anniversary at Vassilis Taverna.
- Subject(s)
- Parties, Greek Canadians, Anniversaries
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- Dinner Dances - Interview with Eleni Dedegikas
- Contributor(s)
- Dedegikas, Eleni (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- moving image
- Date Created
- 2017-02-01
- Language
- Greek
- Description
- Eleni talks about the Greek businesses in the Kitsilano neighbourhood and the dinner dances that took place at that time.
- Extent
- 00:03:19
- Subject(s)
- Dance, Immigrants - Experience, Restaurants, Grocery trade, Greek Canadians
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City
- Title
- An English Country Dancer - Interview with Lindsey Cook Graham:
- Contributor(s)
- Cook Graham, Lindsey (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-07-24
- Language
- English
- Description
- Lindsey Cook Graham has many definitions of community, one being the local English Country dance scene.
- Extent
- 00:01:30
- Subject(s)
- Royal Canadian Legion. Branch 176 (Billy Bishop), Country dancing, Folk dancing
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Family Bakery - Interview with Anna-Maria Kapetanakis:
- Contributor(s)
- Kapetanakis, Anna-Maria (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-01-26
- Language
- English
- Description
- Anna-Maria Kapetanakis tells the story of her family's arrival to Vancouver from Greece and the bakery they ran in order to survive in the 1970s.
- Extent
- 00:03:17
- Subject(s)
- Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Family-owned business enterprises, Pastry - Filo, Bakeries, Small business
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1970s, 1980s
- Collection
- Hellenic Stories, Story City