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Musicians George Aggelopoulos on bouzouki, Dimitris “Jimmy” Tzaras on baglamas, Niko on drums, and Pete Patides on guitar perform at Zorba's on Athens Street in the 1970s. Zorba’s was an important community entertainment institution from the 1960s…

Helen Samarkos Tsoukalas holds baby Anna Tsoukalas atop a sign for the Seven Seas Restaurant, owned by the Samarkos family. For many years the Halki Market on Athens Street, owned and operated by Costas Paskalakis, was an important source of…

Men gather at the Samarkos Coffee House on Athens Street after the cross-diving on Epiphany, 1945. They include in the front unidentified, Michael Manias, Peter Mastrovasilis, and John A. Samarkos smoking a nargiles; back seated are George Kindinis,…

Thelma Karavokiros Papafotis stocks the shelves in Angel's Market on Athens Street in the 1940s. In addition to canned goods, produce, and staples, customers could also purchase freshly butchered meats.

This was Angel Market, located on Athens Street where National Bakery is today. George Nikolaou Angeliniadis, the owner of the store, is on far right behind counter. Towards the left front is Manuel Alahouzos. The original Angel Market was across the…

This 1947 aerial view shows the Anclote River winding to the Gulf, with Anclote Key in the background. It also reveals more limited activity on the Sponge Docks—with fewer boats and cars. In the lower left on Athens Street you can see the beginnings…