Saskatoon’s History Through the Lives and Experiences of its Greek Community
Businesses and Investment in Saskatoon
This section illustrates the business and investment interests of members of Saskatoon’s Greek comunity in their city. These interests have been categorized first, by location and then, by year of operation or investment. The purpose of this chapter is to show linkages between, and the evolution of, businesses and investments at various locations in Saskatoon. The dates, when combined with comparable general business and investment conditions in Saskatoon, show how the members of the Greek community responded. For example, the impact of the opening of Midtown Plaza in 1970 is reflected in this list by the established businesses, particularly in the food-service industry, that closed in response to changes in foot traffic in the Central Business District.
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Central Business District: Second Avenue
NORTH of Twenty-Second Street East
108 Second Avenue North
119 1/2 Second Avenue North
- 1921 – 1950: City Shoe Shine & Hat Works (Second Location)
120 Second Avenue North
127 Second Avenue North
132 Second Avenue North
136 Second Avenue North
137A Second Avenue North
- 1919 – 1921: City Shoe Shine & Hat Works (First Location)
145 Second Avenue North
- 1921 – 1929: Princess Confectionery and Tea Room (Second Location)
- 1929 – ca 1934: Golden Gate Cafe and Confectionery
- 1936 – 1943: Cameo Cafe
151 Second Avenue North
200 Second Avenue North
108 (parking lot) and 120 (building on left) Second Avenue North (2025)
Former locations of Leakos, Kokonas, Liakopoulos, and Katsiris families’ businesses
Central Business District: Second Avenue
SOUTH of Twenty-Second Street East
125 Second Avenue South
140 Second Avenue South
142 Second Avenue South
157 Second Avenue South
161 Second Avenue South
167 Second Avenue South
- 1922 – 1952: Golf’s Chocolate Shop and Cafe
- 1926 – 1928: Golf’s Pastry Shop
- 1953 – 1954: Golf’s Grill and Sweets
- 1954 – 1960: Golf’s Restaurant
177 Second Avenue South
213 Second Avenue South
- 1930 – 1939: Gem Cafe (First Location)
- 1939: Embassy Cafe
- 1939 – 1960: Shasta Cafe
- 1972 – 1973: New Shasta Cafe
- 1973 – 1985: A.Four Nightclub
- 1988 – 1989: A.Four Nightclub
221 Second Avenue South
224 Second Avenue South
231 Second Avenue South
231-1/2 Second Avenue South
242 and 244 Second Avenue South
246 Second Avenue South
250-1/2 Second Avenue South
252 Second Avenue South
265 Second Avenue South
- 1914 – 1926: Patricia Confectionery and Tea Room
- 1926 – 1933: Patricia Cafe (New) (First Location)
- 1942 – 1950: Arcade Cafe
266 Second Avenue South
319 – 321 Second Avenue South
329 Second Avenue South
- 1950: City Shoe Shine & Hat Works/Nick’s Dry Cleaners (Third Location)
337 Second Avenue South
351 Second Avenue South
157 (right) and 167 (center) Second Avenue South (2025)
Former locations of the Golf , Barootes, and Kortes families’ businesses
Central Business District
Streets Other than Second Avenue
201 First Avenue South (Midtown Plaza)
116 Third Avenue South
157 Third Avenue North
612 Spadina Crescent East (Sheraton Cavalier Hotel)
123 Twentieth Street East
214 Twentieth Street East
224 Twentieth Street East
- 1912 – 1917: Royal Confectionery Company – Factory (Third Location)
- 1916 – 1918: Royal Confectionery – Retail
- 1920 – 1925: Royal Confectionery and Tea Room
- 1939 – 1940: Saskatoon Candy Manufacturers
118 Twenty-first Street East
- 1917: Main Cafe
- 1917 – 1931: Savoy Cafe
- 1931 – 1935: Ritz Cafe
- 1935 – 1950: Ritz Luncheonette
- 1935 – 1985: Ritz Beer Parlour/Ritz Beverage Room/Apollo Room
- 1936 – 1942: Ritz Social Club
- 1937 – 1985: Ritz Hotel
- 1950 – 1984: Ritz Cafe
132 Twenty-first Street East
134 Twenty-first Street East
- 1917 – 1922: Golf’s Confectionery and Tea Rooms
- 1917 – ca 1920: Royal Confectionery Company – Factory (Fourth Location – Second Floor)
- 1922 – 1928: Golf’s Electric Bakery
- 1926 – 1928: Blossom Fruit Store
- 1927 – 1928: Blossom Flowers
- 1928 – 1945: Commodore Cafe (First location)
317 Twenty-first Street East
101 Twenty-third Street East
109 Twenty-third Street East
157 Third Avenue North (2025)
Former Second Location of Sam Serif’s bowling alleys
Riversdale Business District
109 Twentieth Street West
118 Twentieth Street West
201 Twentieth Street West
236 Twentieth Street West
118 Twentieth Street West
Former location of the Karabelis, Chitsas, Kokonas, Antonopoulos, and Liakopoulos families’ busineses
Broadway Business District
622 Broadway Avenue South
710 Broadway Avenue South
826 Broadway Avenue South
834 Broadway Avenue South
- 1960 – 1963: Red Robin Cafe
Other Locations (EAST)
1110 Grosvenor Avenue
1321 Eighth Street East
2508 Eighth Street East
2729 Eighth Street East
2911 Eighth Street East
Eighth Street East (Highway 11) at Central Avenue (now Acadia Drive)
Other Locations (NORTH)
304 Circle Drive East
221 Idylwyld Drive North
Idylwyld Drive North (formerly Avenue A and Highway 11 and 12)
Other Locations (SOUTH)
717 Victoria Avenue