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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: At the White Spot - Interview with Tevie Smith
Contributor(s): Smith, Tevie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Tevie Smith worked at the first White Spot, and still has praise for the Vancouver institution.
Extent: 00:00:57
Subject(s): White Spot (Restaurant), Restaurants, Employment
Location(s): Marpole
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: Cafe Deux Soleils - Interview with Matt Loeb:
Contributor(s): Loeb, Matt (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-08
Language: English
Description: Matt Loeb describes the Cafe Deux Soleils restaurant and all the events that go on there.
Extent: 00:00:59
Subject(s): Cafe Deux Soleils (Restaurant), Restaurants, Cultural spaces
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Changes in the Riley Park Neighbourhood - Interview with Art Bomke
Contributor(s): Bomke, Art (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-17
Language: English
Description: Art talks about some of the changes he's seen during his 40+ years living in the Riley Park neighbourhood.
Extent: 00:01:19
Subject(s): American Canadians, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Gentrification, Grocery trade, Safeway Stores, Nesters Markets, Restaurants, Nightlife
Location(s): Riley Park
Time Period: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Commercial Drive Has the Best Food! - Interview with Aaron Leckie and Brodie Younger:
Contributor(s): Leckie, Aaron (Interviewee), Younger, Brodie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-03
Language: English
Description: Aaron and Brodie share their top three places to eat on The Drive.
Extent: 00:01:09
Subject(s): Food, Restaurants
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: A Culinary Life - Interview with Jackie Byrn:
Contributor(s): Byrn, Jackie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-22
Language: English
Description: Returning home to Vancouver after several years in the United States, Jackie Byrn worked as a food journalist, then opened and ran a culinary school and a popular Kerrisdale restaurant.
Extent: 00:06:18
Subject(s): Small business, Restaurants, Self-employed women, Women Chefs, Jackie's (Restaurant), Parry, Malcolm
Location(s): Kerrisdale
Time Period: 1970s, 1980s
Collection: 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: The Douglas Park Wednesday Social Group - Interview with
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-14
Language: English
Description: A group interview with members of the Douglas Park Wednesday Social Club encompasses a broad range of topics including favourite neighbourhoods, good restaurants, club and sporting activities, and more.
Extent: 00:21:03
Subject(s): Active life enthusiasts, Music - Performance, Restaurants, Cooking, Television, Hockey, Medals, Paralympics, Boccie (Game), Social interaction
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: The Drive and Marpole - Interview with Robert Martin:
Contributor(s): Martin, Robert (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-13
Language: English
Description: Robert shares a bit about his two favourite neighbourhoods - The Drive and Marpole.
Extent: 00:01:23
Subject(s): Restaurants
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Eating Diverse - Interview with John Anthony:
Contributor(s): Anthony, John (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Visiting Chinese restaurants in his university days expanded John Anthony's understanding of Vancouver's diversity.
Extent: 00:01:50
Subject(s): Chinese restaurants, Foo Hong Chop Suey (Restaurant), Restaurants, Multiculturalism
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Facing Big Challenges - Interview with Robert "Cowboy" Ellis
Contributor(s): Ellis, Robert "Cowboy" (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Language: English
Description: Cowboy, a longtime involved resident of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) speaks about his experience in the Korean War as a member of the Canadian Military, his run-in with cancer, and his efforts to make change in the DTES.
Extent: 00:50:38, 00:50:38
Subject(s): Cancer, Military history, Ghosts, Trucking, Restaurants, First Nations, Alcoholism, Conflict management, Skid row, Vancouver (B.C.) - Politics and government, Korean War, 1950-1953
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: The Family Restaurant - Interview with Georgia Demiris, Bill Demiris, and Susie Demiris Miceli:
Contributor(s): Demiris, Georgia (Interviewee), Demiris, Bill (Interviewee), Miceli, Suse Demiris (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: The Demiris family talk about the family's restaurant, Vassilis Taverna in the heart of Vancouver's Greek community.
Extent: 00:03:06
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Restaurants, Vassilis Taverna (Restaurant), Family-owned business enterprises
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: A Few of My Favourite Things - Interview with Jasmine Tarrabain:
Contributor(s): Tarrabain, Jasmine (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-23
Language: English
Description: Jasmin Tarrabain, student at Tillicum Elementary, talks about a few of her favourite things in Vancouver. Recorded at The Drum Is Calling Festival.
Extent: 00:02:40
Subject(s): Festivals, Restaurants, Holidays, University of British Columbia. Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, The Drum is Calling Festival, Starbucks Coffee Company, Cycling, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Food and Heritage - Interview with Inez Cook:
Contributor(s): Cook, Inez (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-25
Language: English
Description: Inez Cook was adopted into a white family, but as an adult connected with and showcases her Indigenous culture through her restaurant, Salmon and Bannock.
Extent: 00:03:08
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples, Small business, Restaurants, Food
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Food and Restaurants - Interview with Larry Wong
Contributor(s): Wong, Larry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Larry Wong talks about his favourite restaurants in Chinatown.
Extent: 00:01:23
Subject(s): Chinese restaurants, Racism, Segregation, White Spot (Restaurant), White Lunch (Restaurant : Vancouver, B.C.), Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Restaurants
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Fun in Collingwood - Interview with Shirley Mexter and Bev Graham:
Contributor(s): Mexter, Shirley (Interviewee), Graham, Bev (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-12
Language: English
Description: Sisters Shirley and Bev talk about the notable places and fun activities they enjoyed while growing up in Collingwood in the 1940s.
Extent: 00:02:55
Subject(s): Parks, Childhood, Sports, Restaurants, Street-railroads, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fun in the City - Interview with Hai Yan Wen:
Contributor(s): Wen, Hai Yan (Interviewee), Huang, J. (Translator)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-16
Language: English
Description: Hai Yan and her daughter talk about some of the things they do for fun.
Extent: 00:02:01
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Chinese Canadians, Restaurants, Amusements
Location(s): Victoria-Fraserview
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Greek Day 1978:
Contributor(s): Susie Demiris Miceli (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1978
Description: In front of the Vassilis Restaurant on Greek Day. Pictured: Tassia Demiris and Andreas Demiris.
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Restaurants, Greek Day (Festival)
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Greek Day 1978:
Contributor(s): Susie Demiris Miceli (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1978
Description: In front of the Vassilis Restaurant on Greek Day. Pictured: Nick Kravariotis, (unknown), Peter Demiris.
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Greek Day (Festival), Restaurants
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

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