Summary
K & A Pappas, Australian & Continental Milk Bar in Preston West was acquired by Dimitra Birthisel's parents Athanasia and Konstantinos Papadimitropoulos in 1972. It was located at 295 Gilbert Road West Preston.
When the family purchased the shop it was a single fronted milk bar with a small house attached in the rear. The family lived there for 20 years, leaving in 1992. For a short period of three years from 1983 to 1985 they sold the business and leased the freehold to be able to travel. The new owners went bankrupt and the family re-acquired the business in 1985. The name on the door is 'K & A Pappas' which was an abbreviation that Athanasia and Konstantinos used for a short period until their children grew older and objected.
Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description of Content
The shopfront of a milk bar in the early 1980s.
Physical Description
Colour photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Working Life & Trades, Migration & Cultural Diversity, Images & Image Making
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Ms Dimitra Birthisel, 23 Oct 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
295 Gilbert Road, Preston West, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, early 1980s
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Photographer
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Colour
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Keywords
Small Businesses, Families, Immigration, Portraits, Greek Immigration, Greek Communities
