Cafes, Shops & Cinemas

Bretos owned this theatre from approximately 1924 to 1929. He also owned the Butterfly Theatre in Fairfield. He and my Mother Theodora ran both both the theatres and, a shop at 617 George Street, Sydney, at the same time...

I have written the Life Story of my father, which features in the Notable Kytherians section. My father was a Founding Member of the Kytherian Association of Australia in 1922. He was also on the organising Committtee of...

Lilian Gish starring in The White Sister. In 1924, a year before his marriage to Theodora Lianos, Bretos had acquired two cinemas in the outer Sydney suburb of Fairfield. These were called the The Crescent and The Butter...

Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera is being promoted. In 1924, a year before his marriage to Theodora Lianos, Bretos had acquired two cinemas in the outer Sydney suburb of Fairfield. These were called the The Crescent and...

In 1924, a year before his marriage to Theodora Lianos, Bretos had acquired two cinemas in the outer Sydney suburb of Fairfield. These were called the The Crescent and The Butterfly. While Bretos looked after his restaur...

In 1924, a year before his marriage to Theodora Lianos, Bretos had acquired two cinemas in the outer Sydney suburb of Fairfield. These were called the The Crescent and The Butterfly. While Bretos looked after his restaur...

including some interesting, and as it turned out, highly sought after, "silent auction" prizes. In the background, Andrew Psomas Coroneo, famous Kytherian "man about town" converses with Dr John Prineas, a grandson of on...

... at the 75th Anniversary celebrations of the Roxy Cinema, Cafe & Museum, Bingara, New South Wales. 9th & 10th April, 2011 Speech of Senator John Williams Welcome distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman and those fr...

Owned by the Kastrissios family from Livathi. 669 Old South Head Road Vaucluse 2030 [cnr, Oceanview Avenue] 02 9337 3082 Emmanuel Kastrissios, can be seen in the lower left of the photograph. Parents, Stan and Helen (Sta...

Owned by Peter Cassimaty for a number of decades, until his recent retirement. Peter Cassimaty Peters' ancestral village is Livathi. There has always been a strong Kytherian presence in the small "village-style" shopping...

Hair Stylist for Men & Women 661 Old South Head Road Rose Bay North 2030 Sydney, Australia. 02 9337 4598 Fax: 02 9388 7436 Tina & Toula's ancestral village is Mitata. They visit Kythera regularly. There has always been a...

Owned by the Kastrissios family from Livathi. 669 Old South Head Road Vaucluse 2030 [cnr, Oceanview Avenue] 02 9337 3082 Parents, Stan and Helen (Stavros kai Elleni), still work in shop. There has always been a strong Ky...

View to the roof. Showing Art Deco lights and cornices. The design of cornices, lights, etc replicate those extant in the original theatre. Art Deco moulding through the centre of the ceiling, in 1935 The design is often...

View to the roof. Showing Art Deco lights and cornices. Art Deco moulding through the centre of the ceiling, in 1935 The design of cornices, lights, etc replicate those extant in the original theatre. The design is often...

The design of cornices, lights, etc replicate those extant in the original theatre. The design is often classified as Art Deco. For history and philosophy of art deco in Australian architecture: Art Deco, Expressionist,...

Even the ENTRY sign is based on older Theatre signs, reinforcing the buildings heritage. Many of the other features interior to the building can be classified as Art Deco. For history and philosophy of art deco in Austra...

The Atrium leads into the Coles Supermarket. The cornice encircles the ceiling of the atrium. The design is often classified as Art Deco. For history and philosophy of art deco in Australian architecture: Art Deco, Expre...

The Atrium leads into the Coles Supermarket. The lights' design replicates that which was extant in the original theatre. The design is often classified as Art Deco. For history and philosophy of art deco in Australian a...

Light fitting, flurescent light array, and art deco cornices, on the ceiling, in the atrium which leads into the supermarket. The detail replicates the design extant in the original theatre. For history and philosophy of...

Light pattern in the atrium leading into the supermarket. This pattern replicates the design extant in the original theatre. The lights were not available in Australia, and had to be imported from England. This illustrat...