James G. Kotsianas and George Pappas
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Title
James G. Kotsianas and George Pappas
Subject
Kotsianas, James George (1886-1956)
Pappas, George E. (1897-1959)
Description
Photograph of James George Kotsianas (right) and his friend and business partner, George Pappas (left).
James was a Greek immigrant who came to Woodstock, Virginia, in 1922 to open the New York Restaurant, located on Court Square where the Circuit Courthouse is currently located (2023).
Initially, James and four other Greek men (including George Pappas) were listed as partners, but around 1931, James and only one other man became co-proprietors of the restaurant. In 1947, James sold his stake in the restaurant to his partner and moved, with his family, to Knoxville, Tennessee.
George Pappas was the son of Konstantine and Eleni Kotsikakis and was from Evrytanias, Greece, a region of mountains, rivers, and green hills in central Greece. He started out in Woodstock with James Kotsianas but moved to Pulaski in the early 1940's where he operated a restaurant for many years.
George's wife, Stella, and oldest daughter, Eva, arrived from Greece in 1947. The family settled in Pulaski and had another daughter, Helen Rena Pappas, a few years later.
James was a Greek immigrant who came to Woodstock, Virginia, in 1922 to open the New York Restaurant, located on Court Square where the Circuit Courthouse is currently located (2023).
Initially, James and four other Greek men (including George Pappas) were listed as partners, but around 1931, James and only one other man became co-proprietors of the restaurant. In 1947, James sold his stake in the restaurant to his partner and moved, with his family, to Knoxville, Tennessee.
George Pappas was the son of Konstantine and Eleni Kotsikakis and was from Evrytanias, Greece, a region of mountains, rivers, and green hills in central Greece. He started out in Woodstock with James Kotsianas but moved to Pulaski in the early 1940's where he operated a restaurant for many years.
George's wife, Stella, and oldest daughter, Eva, arrived from Greece in 1947. The family settled in Pulaski and had another daughter, Helen Rena Pappas, a few years later.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1945
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1933".
Contributor
Identified by Lyn Slone and Eva Collis.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
James G. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection 001412, 004910, 006637, 007326, 007327, 007731, 008634, 013935, 017591, 021692, 022186, and 022563.
George Pappas appears in Morrison Photos 002633, 004752, 008408, 008533, 011697, 017590, and 017591.
Morrison Photo 008113 may also include him (top, 2nd from the right) but we are not certain.
Morrison Photo 008113 may also include him (top, 2nd from the right) but we are not certain.
Identifier
017590
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “James G. Kotsianas and George Pappas,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/47594.
Comments
Lyn slone
The unidentified gentleman is George Pappas-confirmed by his daughter-Eva Collis and granddaughter Lyn Slone
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