Finding the First Greeks of Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1914-1955 - Marinakis, Yorgos D.; Pomonis, Katherine M.
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From 1914 to 1955 there were at least forty-eight Greek immigrant-owned businesses located in and around downtown Santa Fe. These businesses were mainly restaurants and cafés, but they also included candy shops, pool halls, grocery stores, cigar stores, bars, and a bakery. This book takes you on a walking tour in and around downtown Santa Fe, pointing out the historic locations of these Greek immigrant-owned businesses. This book also provides historical background on the Santa Fe Plaza and on the Greek immigrants and their families, making an important contribution to the history of Santa Fe and to Greek-American studies.…mehr

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From 1914 to 1955 there were at least forty-eight Greek immigrant-owned businesses located in and around downtown Santa Fe. These businesses were mainly restaurants and cafés, but they also included candy shops, pool halls, grocery stores, cigar stores, bars, and a bakery. This book takes you on a walking tour in and around downtown Santa Fe, pointing out the historic locations of these Greek immigrant-owned businesses. This book also provides historical background on the Santa Fe Plaza and on the Greek immigrants and their families, making an important contribution to the history of Santa Fe and to Greek-American studies.
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Autorenporträt
Katherine Pomonis, a Santa Fe, New Mexico native of Greek descent, received a B.A. in History and Anthropology from the University of Rhode Island. She subsequently worked at the University of New Mexico's Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, both as a staff member and as guest curator to numerous exhibits including "Greek Byzantium Revisited" and "The Greeks of America." She curated an exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum Keleher Gallery on the socioeconomic impact of the tuberculosis industry on Albuquerque. She served as President of the New Mexico Association of Museums and was on the Board of the Maxwell Museum Association. She is also the author of Uncovering the History of the Albuquerque Greek Community, 1880-1952 from Sunstone Press.