Business Districts

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

(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

121 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

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

(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

177 Second Avenue South

213 Second Avenue South

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

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: Other Than Second Avenue

(Streets Other than Second Avenue)

201 First Avenue South (Midtown Plaza)

116 Third Avenue South

157 Third Avenue North

225 Third Avenue North

612 Spadina Crescent East (Sheraton Cavalier Hotel)

123 Twentieth Street East

214 Twentieth Street East

224 Twentieth Street East

105 Twenty-first Street East

118 Twenty-first Street East

132 Twenty-first Street East

134 Twenty-first Street East

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

Other Locations (NORTH)

304 Circle Drive East

221 Idylwyld Drive North

710 Idylwyld Drive North

1730 Idylwyld Drive North (formerly Avenue A North)

Idylwyld Drive North (formerly Avenue A and Highway 11 and 12)

    Other Locations (SOUTH)

    717 Victoria Avenue

    Other Locations (WEST)

    904 Twenty-second Street West

    2122 Twenty-second Street West

    Other Locations (EAST)

    1422 College Drive

    414 Cumberland Avenue North

    1110 Grosvenor Avenue

    1301 Eighth Street East

    • 1989 - 2003: Peter D's Restaurant and Lounge

     1321 Eighth Street East

    2404 Eighth Street East

    2508 Eighth Street East

    2729 Eighth Street East

    2905 - 2911 (odd numbers) Eighth Street East

    Eighth Street East (Highway 11) at Central Avenue (now Acadia Drive)