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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: 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: Bringing a Bit of Greece to Vancouver - Interview with Paul Michael:
Contributor(s): Michael, Paul (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-01-26
Language: English
Description: Paul Michael tells the story of two statues built in Vancouver that honour Greece and the Greek Canadian contribution to culture.
Extent: 00:05:15
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Monuments, Kougioumtzis, Pavlos Angelos, Olympic Winter Games (21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.), Sculpture
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s, 2010s
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: Business Sense - Interview with Raj Neely:
Contributor(s): Neely, Raj (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-19
Language: English
Description: Raj compares the three neighbourhoods she's lived in: West End, North Van and Kits; she talks about the friendliness of businesses.
Extent: 00:02:20
Subject(s): Small business, Social interaction, Neighbourhoods
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: 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: Childhood in Kitsilano - Interview with Robin Crocker:
Contributor(s): Crocker, Robin (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: Robin Crocker recalls the games of his childhood in Kitsilano.
Extent: 00:02:29
Subject(s): Childhood, Games, Active life enthusiasts, Parks
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Childhood Memories in Japantown - Interview with Mary Kawamoto:
Contributor(s): Kawamoto, Mary (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-29
Language: English
Description: Mary recalls her earliest memories in Japantown as well as weekend trips to Kitsilano and Stanley Park.
Extent: 00:02:04
Subject(s): Japanese Canadians, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: 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: Coming to Canada - Interview with Frank Lufkin:
Contributor(s): Lufkin, Frank (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-11
Language: English
Description: Frank Lufkin moved from Seattle in the late 2000s. Here he talks about his experiences as a new immigrant.
Extent: 00:01:52
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Outdoor recreation
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 2000s
Collection: 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

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