Greektown

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Greektown is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Greeks or people of Greek ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.

History[]

The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Greek Church in the Greek quarter in Vienna, late 19th century

The oldest Greek dominated neighborhood outside of Greece were probably the Fener in Istanbul,^[1] or the Ash Shatibi in Alexandria.

In Vienna, for many centuries, the Griechenviertel (Greek quarter) existed in the Innere Stadt (inner town). Later the Greek community moved to other newer quarters. A traditional Austrian restaurant there is called Griechenbeisl (Greek tavern) and a street Griechengasse (Greek lane).^{[citation needed]}

Greektowns by location[]

Street name in Greektown, Toronto

In Canada[]

• Greektown, Montreal, Quebec
  • Greektown Park Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
  • Greektown Park Extension, Montreal, Quebec
  • Greektown Chomedey, Laval, Quebec
• Greektown, Toronto, Ontario
• Greektown, Vancouver, British Columbia

The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in Canada.

• Greek Canadians
  • Greek Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area

In the United States[]

Dodecanese Avenue in Tarpon Springs, Florida

A typical housing pattern found in United States' Greektowns is to buy a multiple story dwelling, move into the lower floor and rent the upper floors to other Greeks.^[2]

The largest Greek community in the USA is located in Queens, NY.

• Astoria, Queens, in New York City

Officially designated Greektowns.

• Greektown, Chicago
• Greektown, Detroit
• Greektown, Baltimore
• Greektown, Tarpon Springs

Other communities with a large concentration of Greek communities or historic Greektowns.

• New England
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Lynn, Massachusetts
  • Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Manchester, New Hampshire
• New York
  • 8th avenue, Manhattan^[3]
  • Washington Heights, Manhattan^[4]
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Upper Darby, Pennsylvania^[5]
• Cleveland, Ohio^[6]
  • Campbell, Ohio^[7]
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[8]
• Los Angeles, California^[9]
• Salt Lake City, Utah^{[10][11][12][13]}

The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in the USA.

• Greek Americans
  • Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska
  • History of the Greek Americans in Metro Detroit

• List of Greek Americans

In Australia[]

The term Greektown is not widely used in Australia, even in areas with comparatively high levels of Greek concentration. In the 1860s, a shanty town referred to as Greektown was established at Tambaroora near Bathurst in New South Wales.^[14] and there is the Greek Precinct, Melbourne

The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in Australia.

• Greek Australians
  • Greek community of Melbourne

In the United Kingdom[]

• Palmers Green, London

Many Greeks reside in Wood Green, Harringay and Palmers Green, the latter harbouring the largest community of Greek-Cypriots outside Cyprus, resulting in these areas bearing local nicknames whereby the Green is replaced by Greek – as in Greek Lanes and Palmers Greek.^[15][16][17] Although in recent years, most of London's Greek and Greek-Cypriot population resides in Southgate.

Bayswater is also home to a substantial Greek community. The Saint Sophia Cathedral, situated on Moscow road was built in 1882, and is a grade I listed building.

The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in the UK.

• Greeks in the United Kingdom

In Armenia[]

• Yaghdan, Lori Province, Armenia
• Madan, Alaverdi, Armenia

References[]

External links[]

• Hellenic Home for the Aged
• Anti-Greek Riots

See also[]

• Greek diaspora
• Ethnic enclave

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