Interior of Preston Café owned by Stelios Demetre

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Identifier	MSS0199-0017
Title	Interior of Preston Café owned by Stelios Demetre
Description	Interior of Preston Cafe, owned by Stelios Demetre, pictured here with his family. In front of the counter, the first two people are his daughters: Betty Demeter (Later Colovas) and Beulah Demetre (later Petheriotes). Behind the counter, front to back: Stelios Demetre, Stella Demetre, his wife, Steve Comet Demetre, his son. The others in the picture are just customers and employees.
Caption	Preston Cafe, 605 Preston, 1947. Owned by Stelios Demetre, pictured here with his family. In front of the counter, the first two people are his daughters: Betty Demeter (Later Colovas) and Beulah Demetre (later Petheriotes). Behind the counter, front to back: Stelios Demetre, Stella Demetre, his wife, Steve Comet Demetre, his son. The others in the picture are just customers and employees. Beulah said of this picture, "We used to just call the place 'The Greasy Spoon!'"
Date Original	1947
Source	black-and-white negatives
Type	Image
Language	English
Subject Terms	Restaurants ; Diners (Restaurants)
Coverage Spatial	605 Preston Street, Houston (Tex.)
Coverage Temporal	1940s
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Collection	MSS0199 Greek Community Collection
HPL Location	Greek Community Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Date Digital	2012
Format	jpg
Digitization Specifications	800dpi ; tiff ; Epson Perfection V700 Photo
Filename	MSS0199-0017.tif

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