The book “The Entrepreneurial Spirit of the Greek Immigrant in Chicago, Illinois:  1900-1930” by Alexander Rassogianis, published in 2015 by iUniverse.  Mr Rassogianis has included stories and newspaper articles that include 79 Greek immigrant names.  I have transcribed those names for you below. Book description: “Greek immigrants came to Chicago in droves in the early 1900s, and most of them made immediate contributions to the city. Greek men grew up learning that they'd need to own and operate their own businesses to be successful. As a result, most of them were tough, individualistic and hard working. The fact that they were raised in poor and remote mountain villages, where mere survival was considered an accomplishment, contributed to their character, personality, and individualism. When a shop owner was asked why he was successful, he replied, "Just hard work-that's all. Nobody can move you, no matter how strong they are." He was among the Greeks who worked ...

  GREEK-AMERICAN RESTAURANTS AND SUPPLIERS IN WASHINGTON by Steve Frangos published in The National Herald November 30, 2019 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- A Place at the Table: Images of GreekAmerican Restaurants & Suppliers in Washington State: 1900-1970' by Erika I. Wigren is a book that is the latest project conceived by the Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State. Showcased are 70 images with identifying captions on Greekowned restaurants and suppliers from across Washington drawn from a much larger pool of historical images. These images were originally gathered in 2015 as part of the museum exhibit, A Place At The Table at the Museum of History & Industry when over 300 Greek-owned and operated restaurants across the state' were surveyed (https://mohai.org/).  Wigren notes, “[T]his collection of images was curated by th...

The menu at The Greek THE ATHENS HOTEL OF OLD NEW YORK by Steve Frangos published in The National Herald April 4, 2020 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- In Old New York, everyone who was anyone simply said they were going to 'The Greek'. Various reasons prompted visiting The Greek: an elegant leisurely breakfast, lunch, or dinner; just to meet some friends in the lounge over cigars and brandy; a safe clean place to stay while visiting New York City. In the evening it might be some elaborate social event. The sign out front, on 30 East Forty-second street, said 'Hotel Athens'. The hotel also had frontages on 42nd and 41st streets, 123 feet east of Madison Avenue (New York Tribune March 21, 1909). To be more exact “the hotel is T shaped, fronting 31.6 feet on Forty-second street and extends 200 feet through the b...

GREEK IMMIGRANTS CANDY STORES IN TEMPLE, TEXAS by TNH Staff Published in The National Herald Special Edition July 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ Among the confectioners were the Pappas Brothers, George P. Zacharias, and Argyris Karahal Renowned for cafes that have been drawing customers for generations across the United States, Greek immigrants showed they knew to make American-style candy too, especially in the town of Temple, Texas when the 20th Century bloomed. A town already known for confectioneries and sugary goods, Temple saw that reputation grow with the arrival of Greek immigrants, some of whom jumped there from places like New York and Chicago and quickly cooked up the sweet stuff that was irresistible.  With June being National Candy Mont...

Nick and Demi Adam. (Photo by Wikipedia/William Brockshmidt, Pubic domain) THE ARISTON CAFE: OLDEST RESTAURANT ON ROUTE 66 by Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald, March 31, 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ The Ariston Café, now located in Litchfield, Illinois, is credited as being the longest operating restaurant along the entire stretch of historic U.S. Route 66.  As such it is yet another among the uncounted host of Greek-owned restaurants that have and continue to play a significant role in the communities in which they are found. Unintentionally, this very same café, is also an example of what the future of other Greek-owned restaurants in North America are likely to one day experience. In 1924, Pete Adam, a Greek immigrant, founded the Ari...

The Greek Connection to The Green Book by TNH Staff Published in The National Herald, January 26, 2019 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ NEW YORK – The award-winning film, The Green Book, was in part inspired by the Green Book, a guide to businesses across the United States that would serve African-Americans during the years of segregation. The Negro Motorist Green Book, its full title, was founded and published by New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green and was an important resource for African-American drivers from 1936 to 1967. Among the listings was at least one Greek restaurant which was included in a report on CBS Sunday Morning on January 13.  Greek immigrant Charlie Poulos and his business partner, Christi Manjourides, opened Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe at 429 C...