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The Phil Demas Band
The Phil Demas Band includes Ted Tsangarinos on keyboard, Phil Demas on drums, Andy Lalino on electric bass (third from left), and Spiro Skordilis on bouzouki. The Phil Demas band frequently played Greek popular music at community events in the late…
musicians at Zorba's
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
Helen Samarkos Tsoukalas was elected Miss Calymnos in 1953. She is wearing the traditional woman’s dress for the island of Kalymnos, called a kavadi. It usually consists of a robe-like silk dress over a white underdress and tied with a multi-colored…
Greek Community Little League Team
The Greek Community Little League Team was sponsored by St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. In 1966, the team included, front row Theo Karaphillis, Nick Karaphillis, Nick Faklis, Cam Gause, Gause, George Lontakos, Steve Koulias; middle row David…
family and friends on porch
Family and friends enjoy the evening breezes on the porch in August 1958. The woman on the left with a child on her lap is Sophie Pavlos Tsongranis, the wife of Father George Tsongranis. On the right, Sylvia Billiris sits behind the man at right…
The Eleni during filming
During the filming of Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953), the sponge boat Eleni was painted to look as though it had been burned by the rival Key West Conch sponge fishermen. After the filming ended, the boat was restored to its original condition.…
Duchess Giallourakis Arfaras and Michel Arfaras
Duchess Giallourakis Arfaras and Michel Arfaras enjoy the beach on their honeymoon in 1951. The Giallourakis family was involved in the sponge industry, and it was through them that Duchess was introduced to her future husband, Tunisian Greek sponge…
Lloyd Bridges with townspeople
Actor Lloyd Bridges poses with townspeople at the Sponge Docks during the filming of 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) in Tarpon Springs. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, both this film and Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) created a romantic aura around…