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™ÙË ıÂÌ·ÙÈ΋ ÙˆÓ ÔÙÈÎÒÓ ÙÂÎÌËÚ›ˆÓ Ù˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢, Ë ·Ú·Ï›·

·ÔÙÂÏ› ı¤Ì· ÓÂfiÙÂÚÔ ·fi ÙÔ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ ‰ÈfiÙÈ Û˘ÓÈÛÙ¿ Î·È Û¯ÂÙÈο Úfi-

ÛÊ·ÙÔ ÛÙÔÈ¯Â›Ô Ù˘ fiÏ˘. ª¤¯ÚÈ ÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ Ù˘ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ ÙÔ˘ 1870

‰ÂÓ ˘‹Ú¯Â ·Ú·Ï›·. ™ÙË ı¤ÛË Ù˘ ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹˜ Ô‰Ô‡ ¶ÚÔͤÓÔ˘ ∫ÔÚÔ-

ÌËÏ¿ ˘„ˆÓfiÙ·Ó ·Ì˘ÓÙÈÎfi ı·Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ Ù›¯Ô˜. ΔÔ Ù›¯Ô˜ ÂΛÓÔ Î·Ù‰·-

Ê›ÛÙËÎÂ Î·È ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ‹ıËÎ·Ó Ì ¤ÌÏËÛË Ù˘ ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·˜ ‰Âο‰Â˜ Ó¤·

ÔÈÎfi‰· Î·È ÌÈ· ÚÔÎ˘Ì·›·, Ì‹ÎÔ˘˜ 1.100 ̤ÙÚˆÓ, ·fi ÙÔ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ ˆ˜

ÙÔÓ §Â˘Îfi ¶‡ÚÁÔ ÛÙÂÓfiÙÂÚË ·fi ÙË ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹. ™ÙËÓ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô 1903-

1907 Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÔÔÈ‹ıËΠ‰È·Ï¿Ù˘ÓÛË Ù˘ ÚÔÎ˘Ì·›·˜ ηٿ ÔÎÙÒ

̤ÙÚ·, Ì ·ÚÈÔ ÛÎÔfi ÙËÓ ÂÓ›Û¯˘ÛË Ù˘ ÛÙÂÚÂfiÙËÙ¿˜ Ù˘.

ΔËÓ ›‰È· ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô ÔÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ Úfi¯ÂÈÚ˜ ÎÙÈÚȷΤ˜ ηٷÛ΢¤˜ Ù˘

·Ú·Ï›·˜ ·Ú·¯ÒÚËÛ·Ó ÙË ı¤ÛË ÙÔ˘˜ Û ‰ÈÒÚÔÊ· ‹ ÙÚÈÒÚÔÊ· ÎÙ›ÚÈ·.

∏ ˘ÚηÁÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ 1917 η٤ÛÙÚ„ ٷ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ·fi ·˘Ù¿. ∞fi ÙÔ

1920 ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ 1970, ÂÚ›Ô˘, Ù· ·Ú·Ïȷο ÔÈÎfi‰· ÎÙ›ÛıËηÓ

¿ÏϘ ‰‡Ô ÊÔÚ¤˜: ΔËÓ ÚÒÙË, Ì ÙÚÈÒÚÔÊ· ‹ ÙÂÙÚ·ÒÚÔÊ· ÎÙ›ÚÈ·. ΔË

‰Â‡ÙÂÚË, Ì ÔÎÙ·fiÚÔʘ ÔÈÎÔ‰Ô̤˜.

√È 16 ʈÙÔÁڷʛ˜ ·fi ÙË Û˘ÏÏÔÁ‹ Ù˘ °ÂÓÈ΋˜ °Ú·ÌÌ·Ù›·˜ ∂ÈÎÔÈ-

ÓˆÓ›·˜ - °ÂÓÈ΋˜ °Ú·ÌÌ·Ù›·˜ ∂ÓË̤ڈÛ˘ Ô˘ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Ó, ÂÓÙÔ›-

˙Ô˘Ó ÙȘ ÌÂÙ·‚ÔϤ˜ ÙÔ˘ ¯ÒÚÔ˘, ȉȷ›ÙÂÚ· ÛÙËÓ ÂӉȷʤÚÔ˘Û· ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô

1950-1970. √È ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ‹Ù·Ó ˆ˜ ÙÒÚ· ·Ó¤Î‰ÔÙ˜.

Among the themes of the visual documents concerning

Thessaloniki, the waterfront constitutes a more recent theme

than the port, since it is actually one of the recent features of the

city. Until the early 1870s there was no waterfront at all. On the

site where nowadays Proxenou Koromila Street lies, a defensive

sea wall was erected. That wall was demolished and – after the

alluviation of the sea – many new plots and a quay, 1.100 meters

long – from the port to the White Tower – narrower than the

present one – were created. During 1903 – 1907, the quay was

widened eight meters further, aiming mainly to the support of its

stability underneath.

During the same period, most of the temporary constructions at

the corniche were replaced by two- or three-storey buildings.

The fire of 1917 destroyed most of them. From 1920 to about

1970, the coastal plots were built twice: the first time with three-

or four-storey buildings; and the second one with eight-storey

blocks of flats.

The 16 photographs, from the collection of the Secretariat

General of Communication – Secretariat General of Information,

that follow, trace back the changes through time, especially

during the very interesting period of 1950 – 1970. Most of them

have been unpublished up to now.

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ΔÌ‹Ì· ·ÚıÚˆÙ‹˜ ʈÙÔÁÚ·Ê›·˜, Ô˘ ·ÂÈÎÔÓ›˙ÂÈ ÙËÓ ·Ï·È¿ ·Ú·-

Ï›· ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙȘ (ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ¤˜) Ô‰Ô‡˜ ÃÚ˘ÛÔÛÙfiÌÔ˘ ™Ì‡ÚÓ˘ (‰ÂÍÈ¿)

Î·È ªËÙÚÔÔÏ›ÙÔ˘ πˆÛ‹Ê (·ÚÈÛÙÂÚ¿). √È Â›ÛË̘ ÔÓÔ̷ۛ˜ ÙˆÓ

‰ÚfiÌˆÓ ·˘ÙÒÓ ÛÙËÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÎÈ΋ ‹Ù·Ó Ô‰fi˜ §Ô¯›· ∂ÓÙ¤Ì Î·È Ô‰fi˜

¶·Ï·ÈÔ‡ ∞ÏÔÁÔ¿˙·ÚÔ˘. ∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ›¯Â ÙÔ fiÓÔÌ· ÙÔ˘ §Â˘ÎÔ‡ ¶‡Ú-

ÁÔ˘ (ªÂÁÈ¿˙ ∫Ô˘Ï¤). √È ¤ÏÏËÓ˜ ÙËÓ ÔÓfiÌ·˙·Ó ·ÏÒ˜ «ÚÔ΢-

Ì·›·».

∏ Ï‹„Ë ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ‹ıËΠ۠ÌÂÙ·ÁÂÓ¤ÛÙÂÚË Î·ÚÙÔÛÙ¿Ï Î·È ‰ÂÓ

¤¯ÂÈ Ô˘ÛÈ·ÛÙÈΤ˜ ‰È·ÊÔÚ¤˜ ·fi ÁÓˆÛÙ¤˜ ʈÙÔÁÚ·Ê‹ÛÂȘ, ¯ÚÔÓÔÏÔ-

ÁË̤Ó˜ ÛÙËÓ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô 1893-1902. Δ· ÂÈÎÔÓÈ˙fiÌÂÓ· ÎÙ›ÛÌ·Ù· ÙÔ˘

1870 ›¯·Ó ·ÓÙÈηٷÛÙ·ı› ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ 1917.

¶·Ú·Ï›·, Ù¤ÏÔ˜ 19Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ·

ÕÙÈÙÏË

Part of an unfolding photograph, representing the old

waterfront between the (contemporary) Chrysostomou

Smyrnis Street (on the right) and Mitropolitou Iosif Street (on

the left). The official names of these streets in the Turkish

language were Lochia (i.e. Sergeant) Edem Street and Paleou

Alogopazarou (i.e. Old Horseshow) Street, respectively. The

waterfront bared the name of the White Tower (Beyaz Koule).

The Greeks called it just "quay".

This shot was used in a posterior postcard and presents no

significant differences than other known shots dated during

1893 – 1902. The buildings represented – dated back in 1870 –

had been replaced until 1917.

Waterfront, late 19th century

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§‹„Ë ·fi Ù· ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈο ÂÚ›Ô˘ ÛÙÔ ‡„Ô˜ Ù˘ (ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹˜) Ô‰Ô‡

∫·ÏÏ¿ÚË. ∞fi ÙËÓ Î·Ù·Û΢‹ Ù˘ Î·È Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙË ‰ÂηÂÙ›· ÙÔ˘ 1950,

ÛÙËÓ ÚÔÎ˘Ì·›· ¿Ú·˙·Ó Ù· ÈÛÙÈÔÊfiÚ· Ô˘ ÚÔÌ‹ı¢·Ó ÙË £ÂÛÛ·-

ÏÔÓ›ÎË Ì ÙÚfiÊÈÌ· ·fi ÙȘ Á‡Úˆ ÂÚÈÔ¯¤˜ Î·È Ù· ÓËÛÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ μÔÚ›Ԣ

∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘. ∂›Û˘, ·fi ÙËÓ ·Ú·Ï›· ÂÚÓÔ‡Û ÙÔ ÙÚ·Ì ·fi ÙÔ 1893

̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ 1926. ΔÔ 1916 ‰›Ï· ÛÙËÓ ÙÚÔ¯ÈÔ‰ÚÔÌÈ΋ ÁÚ·ÌÌ‹ Ù· Û˘Ì-

Ì·¯Èο ÛÙÚ·Ù‡̷ٷ ÂÁη٤ÛÙËÛ·Ó Î·È ÌÈ· ÛȉËÚÔ‰ÚÔÌÈ΋, Ô˘

Ô‰ËÁÔ‡Û ·fi ÙÔ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ ÛÙË ª›ÎÚ· (ÂÚ›Ô˘ 15 ¯ÈÏÈfiÌÂÙÚ·).

§ÂˆÊfiÚÔ˜ ¡›Î˘, 1915 ‹ 1916

ÕÙÈÙÏË

A shot from the east, at about the level of the (contemporary)

Kallari Street. Ever since its construction, and until the 1950s,

the sailboats that supplied Thessaloniki with food from the

surrounding areas and the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea

docked at the quay. In addition, the tram passed along the

waterfront from 1893 to 1926. In 1916, by the tram way, the

allied armies constructed a railway as well, which connected

the port with Mikra (about 15 kilometres long).

Nikis Avenue, 1915 or 1916

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∞ÂÈÎÔÓ›˙ÂÙ·È ÙÔ ÍÂÓÔ‰Ô¯Â›Ô «™Ï¤ÓÙÈÙ ¶·ÏÏ¿˜». √ÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹ıËΠÙÔ

1908, ÛÙÔ ¯ÒÚÔ fiÔ˘ ÚÔËÁÔ˘Ì¤Óˆ˜ ‚ÚÈÛÎfiÙ·Ó Ë «Ó¤· ȯı˘·ÁÔ-

Ú¿», Î·È Î¿ËΠÛÙËÓ ˘ÚηÁÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ 1917. ™ÙË ı¤ÛË ÙÔ˘ ·ÓÂÁ¤ÚıËÎÂ

ÙÔ 1925 ÙÔ ÍÂÓÔ‰Ô¯Â›Ô «ªÂÓÙÈÙÂÚ·Ó¤». ™‡Ìʈӷ Ì ‰È·Ê‹ÌÈÛË Ô˘

‰ËÌÔÛȇÙËΠfiÙ·Ó ¿Ú¯ÈÛ ӷ ÏÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁ›, ‰È¤ıÂÙ «ΔÂÛÛ·Ú¿ÎÔÓÙ·

‰ˆÌ¿ÙÈ·, ·Ó·ÁÓˆÛÙ‹ÚÈÔÓ, ÎÏÂȉÔ·̂·ÏÔÓ Î·È ÏÔ˘ÙÚÒÓ·… ∂›Û˘

Û˘ÛÛ›ÙÈÔÓ (Table d’Ote) Ì ¢ÚfiÛÈÙÔ˘˜ ÙÈÌ¿˜. Δ¤ÏÔ˜ ¤¯ÂÈ ÙÔÓ ÚÒ-

ÙÔÓ ‰È¿ ÙËÓ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓ›ÎËÓ ÓˆÙÂÚÈÛÌfiÓ: ·›ıÔ˘Û·Ó ÂÓ Ë Û˘Ó¤Ú¯ÔÓÙ·È

·È ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ·È ÚÔ˜ ¢¯¿ÚÈÛÙÔÓ Û˘Ó·Ó·ÛÙÚÔÊ‹Ó». π‰ÈÔÎÙ‹Ù˘ Ù˘

Âȯ›ÚËÛ˘ ‹Ù·Ó Ô ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›ÓÔ˜ ƒÒÌ··˜, Ô ÔÔ›Ô˜ ˘‹ÚÍ ηÈ

ÂÎÌÈÛıˆÙ‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ΋Ԣ ÙÔ˘ §Â˘ÎÔ‡ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘. ¢ÈÂÙ¤ÏÂÛ Úfi‰ÚÔ˜

ÙˆÓ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎÒÓ Û˘ÓÙ¯ÓÈÒÓ (1916), ˘Ô„‹ÊÈÔ˜ ‚Ô˘ÏÂ˘Ù‹˜ (1915) ηÈ

̤ÏÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ‰ËÌÔÙÈÎÔ‡ Û˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘ (1917-1920). ™ÙË ‰ÂηÂÙ›· ÙÔ˘

1930 ‹Ù·Ó ϤÔÓ Î¿ÙÔÈÎÔ˜ ∞ıËÓÒÓ Î·È Û˘ÌÌÂÙ›¯Â ˆ˜ ̤ÙÔ¯Ô˜ ÛÂ

‚ÈÔÌ˯·Ó›· Á·ÓÙÔÔÈ›·˜.

∫·ÚÙÔÛÙ¿Ï 1915 ‹ 1916

ÕÙÈÙÏË

The Hotel "Splendid Palace" is represented. It was built in 1908,

on the site of the previous "new fish market", and was burnt in

the fire of 1917. In its place in 1925 the hotel "Mediterranee"

was erected. According to an advertisement published on its

opening, it had "Forty rooms, a reading room, a piano and a

bathe… It also provided Table d’Ote in reasonable prices. Finally,

it also features something unique for Thessaloniki: a room for

the gathering and entertainment of families". Owner of this

enterprise was Mr. Konstantinos Rompapas, who had also been

the lessor of the White Tower garden. He had been the

Chairman of the Greek craft guilds (1916), a candidate Member

of Parliament (1915) and a member of the Town Council (1917 –

1920). During the 1930s he was a resident of Athens and a

stockholder of a glove industry.

Postcard, 1915 or 1916

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∏ Ï·Ù›· ∂Ï¢ıÂÚ›·˜ –Ô˘ÛÈ·ÛÙÈο ÙÔ ÓfiÙÈÔ ÙÌ‹Ì· Ù˘ Ô‰Ô‡ μÂÓÈ˙¤-

ÏÔ˘ (ÙfiÙ ԉfi˜ ™·ÌÚ‹ ¶·Û¿) Î·È Ë Û˘Ì‚ÔÏ‹ Ù˘ Ì ÙËÓ ÚÔÎ˘Ì·›·-

‰È·ÓÔ›¯ÙËΠÛÙ· Ù¤ÏË ÙÔ˘ 19Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ· Î·È ¤Ï·‚ ÙËÓ ÔÓÔÌ·Û›· Ù˘ ÙÔ

1908, ·fi ÙÔ Î›ÓËÌ· Ù˘ ∂Ï¢ıÂÚ›·˜ Î·È ¶ÚÔfi‰Ô˘ (ÙˆÓ ¡ÂfiÙÔ˘Ú-

ΈÓ). ŒÙÛÈ, Â›Ó·È Ë ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ Ï·Ù›· Ù˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢ Ô˘ ‰È·ÙË-

Ú› ÙËÓ ›‰È· ÔÓÔÌ·Û›· › ¤Ó· ·ÈÒÓ·.

∏ Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ ºÂ‚ÚÔ˘¿ÚÈÔ ÙÔ˘ 1916 (ÔfiÙ ÙÔÔıÂÙ‹ıËΠË

ÛȉËÚÔ‰ÚÔÌÈ΋ ÁÚ·ÌÌ‹ Ô˘ Û˘Ó¯›˙ÂÈ ÛÙÔ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ Î·È Â›Ó·È ‰È·ÊÔÚÂ-

ÙÈ΋ ·fi ÙËÓ ÙÚÔ¯ÈÔ‰ÚÔÌÈ΋ Ô˘ ·ÓËÊÔÚ›˙ÂÈ ÙËÓ Ô‰fi μÂÓÈ˙¤ÏÔ˘),

·ÏÏ¿ ÔˆÛ‰‹ÔÙ fi¯È ÚÈÓ ·fi ÙÔÓ ∞‡ÁÔ˘ÛÙÔ ÙÔ˘ 1917, ÔfiÙ ηÈ

Ù· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ÂÈÎÔÓÈ˙fiÌÂÓ· ÎÙ›ÚÈ· ηٷÛÙÚ¿ÊËÎ·Ó ·fi ÙËÓ ˘Ú-

ηÁÈ¿.

√È ÂÓ‰˘Ì·Û›Â˜ ÙˆÓ ·ÂÈÎÔÓÈ˙fiÌÂÓˆÓ ‰Â›¯ÓÔ˘Ó fiÙÈ Ë Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ¯ÂÈ-

ÌÒÓ·. ÕÏψÛÙÂ, Ë Ì¤Ú· Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ‹Ù·Ó „˘¯Ú‹, ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈο Ë Ï·-

Ù›· ı· ‹Ù·Ó ÁÂÌ¿ÙË ÙÚ·Â˙¿ÎÈ· ·fi Ù· ·Ú·Î›ÌÂÓ· ˙·¯·ÚÔÏ·-

ÛÙ›· (fiˆ˜ Û ÔÏϤ˜ ¿ÏϘ ʈÙÔÁڷʛ˜).

¶Ï·Ù›· ∂Ï¢ıÂÚ›·˜, 1916-1917

ÕÙÈÙÏË

Eleftherias Square – actually the southern part of Venizelou

Street (then Sabri Pasha Street) and the spot where it crossed

with the quay – was opened in late 19th century and was

named in 1908, after the Neoturks’ Eleftherias ke Proodou (i.e.

Freedom and Progress) movement. Thus, it is the only square

in Thessaloniki which maintains the same name for a whole

century now.

The shot was taken after February 1916 (when the railway

leading to the port – other than the tram going up Venizelou

Street – was constructed), but surely not before August 1917,

when most of the buildings represented were destroyed by the

fire.

The outfits of the persons represented reveal that the shots

were taken in winter time. Anyway, the day must have been

cold; otherwise the square would be full of tables from the

nearby patisseries (as it is the case in many other

photographs).

Eleftherias Square, 1916-1917

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ΔÔ ÚÒÙÔ ÛÔ‚·Úfi ·Óı‚ڷ˚Îfi ̤ÙÚÔ Â› ∫·ÙÔ¯‹˜ ÛËÌÂÈÒıËΠÛÙËÓ

Ï·Ù›· ∂Ï¢ıÂÚ›·˜ ÙÔ ™¿‚‚·ÙÔ 11.7.1942, fiÙ·Ó ÔÈ Ó·˙ÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ·Ú¯¤˜

οÏÂÛ·Ó 9.000 ¿ÚÚÂÓ˜ ∂‚Ú·›Ô˘˜ Ù˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢, ËÏÈΛ·˜ 18-

45 ÂÙÒÓ, ÁÈ· Ó· ÙÔ˘˜ ηٷÁÚ¿„Ô˘Ó, ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ó· ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÈÛÙÚ·-

Ù‡ÛÔ˘Ó ÁÈ· ηٷӷÁηÛÙÈ΋ ÂÚÁ·Û›· Û ϷÙÔÌ›· Î·È ¿ÏÏ· ÂÚÁÔÙ¿-

ÍÈ· ÂÎÙfi˜ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢. ŸÛÔÈ ÚÔÛ‹Ïı·Ó ˘Ô¯ÚÂÒıËÎ·Ó Ó· ·Ú·-

Ì›ÓÔ˘Ó Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙȘ ‰‡Ô ÙÔ ÌÂÛË̤ÚÈ ¯ˆÚ›˜ η¤ÏÔ, οو ·fi ÙÔÓ

ηÏÔηÈÚÈÓfi ‹ÏÈÔ, ÂÓÒ ÔÏÏÔ› ¯Ù˘‹ıËÎ·Ó ·ÓËÏÂÒ˜ ‹ ˘Ô¯ÚÂÒıË-

Î·Ó Û ÂÍ¢ÙÂÏÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ÎÈÓ‹ÛÂȘ.

√ ÂÍ¢ÙÂÏÈÛÌfi˜ ÂÏÏ‹ÓˆÓ ÔÏÈÙÒÓ (1)

11 πÔ˘Ï›Ô˘ 1942. °ÂÚÌ·ÓÈΤ˜ ·Ú¯¤˜ ¤¯Ô˘Ó Û˘ÁÎÂÓÙÚÒÛÂÈ ÙÔ˘˜ ¿ÚÚÂÓ˜ ∂‚Ú·›Ô˘˜ Ù˘ fiÏ˘ ÁÈ· Ó· ÙÔ˘˜ ηٷÁÚ¿„Ô˘Ó. ΔÔ˘˜ ÎÙ˘Ô‡Ó Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ˘Ô‚¿ÏÔ˘Ó Û ÂÍ¢ÙÂÏÈÛÌÔ‡˜

The first grave anti-Jew measure during the German

Occupation took place at Eleftherias Square on Saturday

11.7.1942, when the Nazi authorities called 9.000 male Jews of

Thessaloniki, aged between 18 – 45, in order to record them, so

as to mobilize them for hard labour in quarries and other

worksites outside Thessaloniki. Those who appeared were

obliged to remain there until two o’clock in the afternoon

uncapped, under the burning summer sun, while many of them

had been ruthlessly beaten or compelled to make humiliating

moves.

The humiliation of Greek citizens (1)

11 July 1942. The German authorities havegathered the male Jews of the city in orderto record them. They hit and humiliate them

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∏ ÛÎÏËÚfiÙËÙ· Ù˘ ÌÂÙ·¯Â›ÚÈÛ˘ ‹Ù·Ó ÚÔÌÂÏÂÙË̤ÓË. ∂·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıË-

Û ·ÎfiÌË ÛÎÏËÚfiÙÂÚË ÌÂÙ·¯Â›ÚÈÛË ÛÙ· ÂÚÁÔÙ¿ÍÈ·, ÌÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ ÂÈÛÙÚ¿-

Ù¢ÛË πÛÚ·ËÏÈÙÒÓ ·Î·Ù¿ÏÏËÏˆÓ ÁÈ· ‚·ÚÈ¿ ۈ̷ÙÈ΋ ÂÚÁ·Û›·, Ô˘

Ô‰‹ÁËÛ Û ·ıÚfiÔ˘˜ ı·Ó¿ÙÔ˘˜ ÙˆÓ ÂÈÛÙÚ·ÙÂ˘Ì¤ÓˆÓ. ŒÙÛÈ, Ë

πÛÚ·ËÏÈÙÈ΋ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ· ˘Ô¯ÚÂÒıËΠӷ ÂÍ·ÁÔÚ¿ÛÂÈ ÙËÓ Î·Ù·Ó·Áη-

ÛÙÈ΋ ÂÚÁ·Û›· ·ÓÙ› ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ˘ ÔÛÔ‡, Ô˘ η٤‚·Ï ÛÙË Ó·˙ÈÛÙÈ΋

‰ÈÔ›ÎËÛË. ∏ ›ÛÚ·ÍË ·˘ÙÒÓ ÙˆÓ Ï‡ÙÚˆÓ ¤ÁÈÓ Ì οı ÂÈÛËÌfiÙË-

Ù·: ÌÂ Û˘Ì‚¿ÛÂȘ, ¯·ÚÙfiÛËÌ· Î·È ÙÚ·Â˙ÈΤ˜ ÂÈÙ·Á¤˜.

√ ÂÍ¢ÙÂÏÈÛÌfi˜ ÂÏÏ‹ÓˆÓ ÔÏÈÙÒÓ (2)

[™˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ· ·fi ÙËÓ ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË]

The cruelty with which they were treated had been wilful. They

were even more cruelly treated at the worksites, after the

mobilization of the Jews incapable to do hard physical labour;

something that led to numerous deaths of the mobilized Jews.

Thus, the Jewish Community was compelled to buy off this hard

labour paying a rather high price to the Nazi Commandership.

The collection of this ransom was held officially: under

contracts, stamps and cashier’s checks.

The humiliation of Greek citizens (2)

[Continued from the previous photo]

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¶¤Ú· ·fi Ù· ‰ÂÈÓ¿ Ô˘ ˘¤ÛÙËÛ·Ó fiϘ ÔÈ ¿ÏϘ ÂÏÏËÓÈΤ˜ fiÏÂȘ,

Ë ∫·ÙÔ¯‹ ·ÔÛÙ¤ÚËÛ ÙË £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓ›ÎË ·fi ÙÔ ¤Ó· ¤ÌÙÔ ÙˆÓ

ηÙÔ›ÎˆÓ Ù˘, ‰ËÏ·‰‹ ÙÔ Û‡ÓÔÏÔ Û¯Â‰fiÓ ÙÔ˘ ‚ڷ˚ÎÔ‡ ÏËı˘ÛÌÔ‡

Ù˘. ∂› ϤÔÓ Ë fiÏË ·ÔÙ¤ÏÂÛ ¤‰Ú· Ù˘ ÁÂÚÌ·ÓÈ΋˜ ∞ÓÒÙ·Ù˘

¢ÈÔ›ÎËÛ˘ μÔÚ›Ԣ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘. ∏ ∫ÂÓÙÚÈ΋ ª·Î‰ÔÓ›· ÌÂÙ·ÙÚ¿ËΠ·fi

ÙÔ 1943 Û ·گ›· ÙÔ˘ ƒ¿È¯. μ›ˆÓ ÙË ÌfiÓÈÌË ·ÂÈÏ‹ ÙˆÓ ÁÂÚÌ·-

ÓÈÎÒÓ ·Ú¯ÒÓ fiÙÈ ı· ÙËÓ ·Ú¤‰È‰·Ó ÛÙË μÔ˘ÏÁ·Ú›·, fiˆ˜ ›¯Â ‹‰Ë

Û˘Ì‚Â› Ì ÙËÓ ∞Ó·ÙÔÏÈ΋ ª·Î‰ÔÓ›·.

Δ·ÓΘ Ù˘ μ¤ÚÌ·¯Ù ÛÙËÓ ·Ú·Ï›·

9 ∞ÚÈÏ›Ô˘ 1941. ΔÂıˆÚ·ÎÈṲ̂ӷ Ù˘ ÛÙÚ·ÙÈ¿˜ ÙÔ˘ §ÈÛÙ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÂÈÛ¤ÏıÂÈ ÛÙË £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓ›ÎË Î·È Î·Ù¢ı‡ÓÔÓÙ·È ÚÔ˜ ÙÔÓ §Â˘Îfi ¶‡ÚÁÔ

Apart from the misfortunes that all the other Greek cities

underwent, the German Occupation deprived Thessaloniki of

the one fifth of its citizens; i.e. almost all of its Jewish

population. In addition, the city became the headquarters of the

German Supreme Commandership of the Northern Aegean Sea.

Central Macedonia was transformed into a borough of the 3rd

Reich. It experienced the permanent menace of the German

authorities that they would give it to Bulgaria, as it had already

been the case with Eastern Macedonia.

The tanks of Wermacht at the waterfront

9 April 1941. The tanks of List’s armyentered Thessaloniki and head to the White Tower

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∏ Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ·fi ÛοÊÔ˜, ÛÙÔ Ù¤ÏÔ˜ Ù˘ ∫·ÙÔ¯‹˜ ‹ Ï›ÁÔ ·ÚÁfiÙÂÚ·.

√ §Â˘Îfi˜ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˜ ‰ÂÓ Ê·›ÓÂÙ·È Ó· ¤¯ÂÈ ··ÏÏ·Á› ·fi ÙÔ ¯ÚˆÌ·ÙÈ-

Îfi ηÌÔ˘ÊÏ¿˙ Ô˘ ÙÔÓ ÂÚȤ‚·Ï ÏfiÁˆ ÙˆÓ ‚ÔÌ‚·Ú‰ÈÛÌÒÓ. ªfiÓÔÓ

Ë ·ÚÔ˘Û›· ÏÔ›ˆÓ ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚˆÓ ·fi ÂΛӷ Ô˘ ÂÌÊ·Ó›˙ÔÓÙ·È ÛÙȘ

ηÙÔ¯ÈΤ˜ ʈÙÔÁڷʛ˜ ‰Â›¯ÓÂÈ fiÙÈ Ë Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ 1944. ™ÙÔ

¿ÎÚÔ ·ÚÈÛÙÂÚ¿, ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÂÙ·È Ô ¯ÒÚÔ˜ Ô˘ ÏÂÈÙÔ‡ÚÁËÛ (ÙÔ˘Ï¿¯ÈÛÙÔÓ

·fi ÙÔ 1947) Ô ıÂÚÈÓfi˜ ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ˜ «∑¤Ê˘ÚÔ˜», ÛÙËÓ Ï·Ù›·

∞ÚÈÛÙÔÙ¤ÏÔ˘˜. ∞ÎÔÏÔ˘ı› ÙÔ Ì¤Á·ÚÔ ∫ÔÓÈfiÚ‰Ô˘ (·ÓÂÁ¤ÚıËΠÙÔ

1934). ΔËÓ ›‰È· ÂÚ›Ô˘ ÂÔ¯‹ ÎÙ›ÛıËÎÂ Î·È ÙÔ ÂfiÌÂÓÔ «˘„ËÏfi ÎÙ›-

ÚÈÔ», ÛÙË ÁˆÓ›· Ì ÙËÓ Ô‰fi ∫. ¡ÙËÏ, fiÔ˘ ·ÚÁfiÙÂÚ· ÏÂÈÙÔ‡ÚÁËÛ ÙÔ

ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈÔ «™ÙÚ·Ù‹˜» (ηÙ‰·Ê›ÛÙËΠÙÔ 2005). ™ÙË Û˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ·, ÛÙË

Û˘Ì‚ÔÏ‹ Ì ÙËÓ Ô‰fi ∞Á›·˜ ™ÔÊ›·˜ ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÂÙ·È ÙÔ ‰ÈÒÚÔÊÔ ÍÂÓÔ‰Ô-

¯Â›Ô «ª·˙¤ÛÙÈλ (·ÓÂÁ¤ÚıËΠÙÔ 1924 Î·È ÛÙËÓ ∫·ÙÔ¯‹ ÂÈÙ¿¯ıËÎÂ

·fi ÁÂÚÌ·ÓÈΤ˜ ˘ËÚÂۛ˜) Î·È ÙÔ ÔÏ˘ÒÚÔÊÔ ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ «Δ˘ÚÔÏfiË».

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ·fi ÙËÓ Ï·Ù›· ∞ÚÈÛÙÔÙ¤ÏÔ˘˜ ˆ˜ ÙÔ §Â˘Îfi¶‡ÚÁÔ, ‰ÂηÂÙ›· 1940

ÕÙÈÙÏË

The shot was taken from a boat at the end of the German

Occupation, or even later. The White Tower does not seem to

be unloaded from its coloured camouflage during the bombings.

Only the presence of ships bigger than those appearing in the

photographs taken during the German Occupation proves that

the shot was taken after 1944. On the left end, there is the site

where the summer cinema "Zephyros" had been (at least since

1947), at Aristotelous Square. Then, there stands the Koniordos

building (built in 1934). During about the same period, the next

"high building" had also been built, on the corner of Karolou Dil,

where later the restaurant "Stratis" was established

(demolished in 2005). Then, on the crossroads of Aghias

Sophias Street, the two-storey hotel "Majestic" distinguishes,

(built in 1924; during the German Occupation it had been

requested by the German services) as well as the multi-storey

building "Tyroloi".

The waterfront from AristotelousSquare to the White Tower,1940s

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∏ Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ·fi η˝ÎÈ, ·Ú·Á̤ÓÔ ÌÚÔÛÙ¿ ÛÙËÓ Ï·Ù›· ∞ÚÈÛÙÔÙ¤-

ÏÔ˘˜. ™ÙÔ ·ÚÈÛÙÂÚfi ÙÌ‹Ì· Ù˘ ʈÙÔÁÚ·Ê›·˜ (‰›Ï· ·fi ÙÔ ‰›¯Ù˘)

‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÂÙ·È Ô ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ˜ «∑¤Ê˘ÚÔ˜» Î·È Ù· ÙÚ·¤˙È· ÙÔ˘ ÔÌÒ-

Ó˘ÌÔ˘ ÂÛÙÈ·ÙÔÚ›Ô˘. ¢ÂÍÈ¿ ·fi ÙÔ ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ ∫ÔÓÈfiÚ‰Ô˘ Ô˘ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı›

¤¯ÂÈ ·ÓÂÁÂÚı› (Ú‚Ï. ÙËÓ ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË ÊˆÙÔÁÚ·Ê›·) Ó¤Ô ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ. √

§Â˘Îfi˜ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˜ ʤÚÂÈ ÂÌÊ·Ó‹ ηٿÏÔÈ· ·fi ÙÔ Î·ÙÔ¯ÈÎfi ηÌÔ˘-

ÊÏ¿˙ ÙÔ˘, ÂÓÒ ÛÙÔ ¿ÎÚÔ ‰ÂÍÈ¿ (·Ó·ÙÔÏÈÎÒ˜ ÙÔ˘ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘) ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÔ-

ÓÙ·È ÔÈ ÙÚÂȘ ηÌÈÓ¿‰Â˜ Î·È ÙÔ ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ Ù˘ ËÏÂÎÙÚÈ΋˜ ÂÙ·ÈÚ›·˜.

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ·fi ÙËÓ Ï·Ù›· ∞ÚÈÛÙÔÙ¤ÏÔ˘˜ ˆ˜ ÙËÓ ·Ï·È¿ ∏ÏÂÎÙÚÈ΋ ∂Ù·ÈÚ›·, ·Ú¯¤˜ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ 1950

ÕÙÈÙÏË

The shot was taken from a caique, moored in front of the

Aristotelous Square. On the left part of the photograph (by the

net) the summer cinema "Zephyros" can be discerned, as well

as the tables of the homonym restaurant. On the right of the

Koniordos building, that comes right after, a new building has

been built (see previous photo). The White Tower has clear

remainders of its camouflage during the German Occupation,

while on the right end (east of the Tower) the three chimneys

and the building of the Electric Company are clearly shown.

The waterfront from AristotelousSquare to the old ElectricCompany, early 1950s

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∏ Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ·fi ÙÔ ·Ú·ı·Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ Â˙Ô‰ÚfiÌÈÔ. ∞ÚÈÛÙÂÚ¿ ·fi ÙÔ

ÍÂÓÔ‰Ô¯Â›Ô «ª·˙¤ÛÙÈλ ¤¯ÂÈ ÚÔÛÙÂı› ¤Ó· ·ÎfiÌË ÔÏ˘ÒÚÔÊÔ ÎÙ›-

ÚÈÔ. ΔÔ ÈÛfiÁÂÈÔ ÛÙÔ ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ «Δ˘ÚÔÏfiË» (ÌÂ ÙËÓ ¿ÛÚË Ù¤ÓÙ·) ÛÙÂÁ¿-

˙ÂÈ ÙÔ Î·ÊÂÓÂ›Ô «∞ÛÙfiÚÈ·». Δ· ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙ· Â›Ó·È ·ÎfiÌË Û·ÓÈfiٷٷ.

¢ÂÍÈ¿, Ù· ÏÔÈ¿ÚÈ· Ô˘ ÂÎÙÂÏÔ‡Û·Ó ÙË Û˘ÁÎÔÈÓˆÓ›· Ì ٷ ¯ˆÚÈ¿ ÙÔ˘

£ÂÚÌ·˚ÎÔ‡ (¶ÂÚ·›·, ¡¤ÔÈ ∂È‚¿Ù˜, ∞Á›· ΔÚÈ¿‰·), fiÔ˘ ·Ú·ı¤ÚÈ˙·Ó

ÔÈ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓÈΛ˜.

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· Ù˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢,Ù¤ÏË ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ 1950

ÕÙÈÙÏË

The shot was taken from a littoral pavement. On the left of the

"Majestic" hotel one more multi-storey building has been

erected. The ground floor of the "Tyroloi" building (with the

white awning) accommodates the "Astoria" café. The cars are

still scarce. On the right, there are the small crafts – the

transport means of the villages of the Thermaikos Gulf (Peraia,

Nei Epivates, Aghia Triada), where the citizens of Thessaloniki

spent the summer.

The waterfront of Thessaloniki,late 1950s

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∞fi ÙËÓ ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË Ï‹„Ë ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÂÚ¿ÛÂÈ ÌÂÚÈο ¯ÚfiÓÈ·. ∏ ʈÙÔ-

ÁÚ·Ê›· ηχÙÂÈ ÙÔ ÙÌ‹Ì· Ù˘ ÚÔÎ˘Ì·›·˜ ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙËÓ Ô‰fi

ªËÙÚÔÔÏ›ÙÔ˘ πˆÛ‹Ê Î·È ÙÔ §Â˘Îfi ¶‡ÚÁÔ. ∏ ÂfiÌÂÓË ‰È·ÎÚÈÓfiÌÂÓË

ÁˆÓ›· (ÛÙÔ ÛËÌÂ›Ô Ô˘ ηχÙÂÈ Ô ÛÙ‡ÏÔ˜) Â›Ó·È Ë Ô‰fi˜ ÃÚ˘ÛÔÛÙfi-

ÌÔ˘ ™Ì‡ÚÓ˘, fiÔ˘ ÛÙÂÁ·˙fiÙ·Ó (̤¯ÚÈ ÚÈÓ ·fi Ï›Á· ¯ÚfiÓÈ·) ÙÔ

ÚÔÍÂÓÂ›Ô ÙˆÓ ∏¶∞. ™ÙËÓ ÂfiÌÂÓË ÁˆÓ›· ·fi ÙÔ ÚÔÍÂÓÂ›Ô –Ô‰fi˜

ªÔÚÁÎÂÓÙ¿Ô˘- ¤¯ÂÈ ·ÓÂÁÂÚı› Ë ÚÒÙË ÔÏ˘ÒÚÔÊË ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹ Ô˘

Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹Û·Ì ÛÙȘ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÒÚ· ·ÂÈÎÔÓ›ÛÂȘ Ù˘ ·Ú·Ï›·˜. ™ÙËÓ Âfi-

ÌÂÓË ÁˆÓ›· (ÛÙÔ ‰ÈÒÚÔÊÔ Ì¤Á·ÚÔ ºÚ·ÓÛ¤˙) ÛÙÂÁ·˙fiÙ·Ó ÙÔ Î·ÊÂ-

ÓÂ›Ô Î·È ÛÊ·ÈÚÈÛÙ‹ÚÈÔ «¶ÙÈ ¶·Ï·›», ÛÙË ÁˆÓ›· Ù˘ Ô‰Ô‡ ∫·ÏÏ¿ÚË.

∞˘ÙÔΛÓËÙ· ÂÍ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Ó Ó· ÂÌÊ·Ó›˙ÔÓÙ·È ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙ·. ∏ Ë̤ڷ ›ӷÈ

ËÏÈfiÏÔ˘ÛÙË Î·È ¤Ó· ÌÈÎÚfi ÛοÊÔ˜ ÂÚÈ̤ÓÂÈ ÂÈ‚¿Ù˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔ Á‡ÚÔ

ÙÔ˘ ÎfiÏÔ˘ Ù˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢.

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· Ù˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢,·Ú¯¤˜ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ 1960

1.3.1963.ΔÌ‹Ì· ·Ú·Ïȷ΋˜ Ô‰Ô‡ Ù˘ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋˜ Û˘ÌÚˆÙ¢ԇÛ˘ Ì ÙÔÓ §Â˘ÎfiÓ ¶‡ÚÁÔÓ ÂȘ ÙÔ ‚¿ıÔ˜

A few years have past since the previous shot. The photograph

covers the part of the quay between Mitropolitou Iosif Street

and the White Tower. The next corner that is discerned

(covered by the column) is Chrysostomou Smyrnis Street,

where the consulate of the U.S.A had been housed (until

recently). On the next corner after the consulate –Morgentau

Street – a multi-storey block of flats has been built (the first

one represented in the photos of the waterfront up to now). On

the next corner, (at the two-storey building "Francaise") the

café and poolroom "Petit Palais" was housed (on the corner of

Kallari Street). The cars are still scarce. The day had been sunny

and a small craft was waiting for passengers to sail them

around in the Gulf of Thessaloniki.

The waterfront of Thessaloniki,early 1960s

1.3.1963. Part of the corniche of the Greek second largest city with the White Tower in the background

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ÁÚ¿ÌÌ·Ù·. ªÂÙÔÓÔÌ¿ÛÙËΠ۠«∫ÂÓÙÚÈÎfiÓ» ÛÙË Û·È˙fiÓ 1954-1955.

™˘ÓÂÒ˜, Ë Ï‹„Ë ¤ÁÈÓ ÚÈÓ ·fi ÙÔ ™Â٤̂ÚÈÔ ÙÔ˘ 1954. ∞ÚÈÛÙÂÚ¿

·fi ÙÔÓ ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÂÙ·È ÙÔ ·ÌÂÚÈηÓÈÎfi ÚÔÍÂÓÂ›Ô (Ì ÙË

ÛËÌ·›·), ÛÙË ÁˆÓ›· Ì ÙËÓ Ô‰fi ÃÚ˘ÛÔÛÙfiÌÔ˘ ™Ì‡ÚÓ˘. ™ÙË Ì¤ÛË ÙÔ˘

‰ÚfiÌÔ˘, ¤Ó· ·È‰› οÓÂÈ ·Ù›ÓÈ. °Ú¿ÊÂÈ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓÈΤ·˜ Ô˘ ¤˙ËÛÂ

ÛÙËÓ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ ˆ˜ ·È‰› ·ÎÚÈ‚Ò˜ ÂΛÓË ÙËÓ ÂÔ¯‹: «ΔÔ ÙÈ ıfiÚ˘‚Ô

¤Î·Ó·Ó Ù· ·Ù›ÓÈ· ¿Óˆ ÛÙȘ ÌÈÎÚ¤˜ ÙÂÙÚ¿ÁˆÓ˜ ϷΛÙÛ˜ ÙÔ˘

Â˙Ô‰ÚÔÌ›Ô˘, ‰ÂÓ Ï¤ÁÂÙ·È. (…) Δ· ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚ· ·È‰È¿ ¤Î·Ó·Ó ÙȘ

‚fiÏÙ˜ Ì ÙÔ ·Ù›ÓÈ ÙÔ˘˜ ÛÙÔÓ ‰ÚfiÌÔ Ù˘ ·Ú·Ï›·˜ ‹ ÛÙÔÓ ·Ú·ÏÈ·-

Îfi Â˙fi‰ÚÔÌÔ Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ Â›¯Â ϿΘ. ŸÌˆ˜ ÂÂȉ‹ ÔÏÏÔ› Á›ÙÔÓ˜

‰È·Ì·ÚÙ˘Ú‹ıËÎ·Ó ÁÈ· ÙÔ ıfiÚ˘‚Ô, ¿Ú¯ÈÛ·Ó ÔÈ ¯ˆÚÔʇϷΘ Ó·

΢ÓËÁÔ‡Ó (…) ÙȘ ̿Ϙ Î·È Ù· ·Ù›ÓÈ·» (¢. ∫·Ú·Ì‹ÙÛÔ˜).

¶·Ú·Ï›· £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢, ·fi ÙËÓ Ô‰fi ªËÙÚÔÔÏ›ÙÔ˘πˆÛ‹Ê ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔÓ ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ«∂ıÓÈÎfiÓ», ·Ú¯¤˜ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ 1950

ÕÙÈÙÏË

One can distinguish only the first two letters from the name of

the cinema. It was renamed into "Kentrikon" during 1954 –

1955. Thus, the shot was taken before September 1954. On the

left of the cinema, there is the American consulate (with the

flag), on the corner of Chrysostomou Smyrnis Street. In the

middle of the street, a child is skating. A citizen of Thessaloniki,

who was a child during that very period, cites: "The noise of the

skates on the small square flagstones of the pavements is

indescribable. (…) The older children were skating on the

corniche or on the pavement that was not covered with

flagstones. However, as many neighbours made complaints

about the noise, the policemen started turning away (…) the

balls and the skates" (Mr. D. Karamitsos).

The waterfront of Thessaloniki,from Mitropolitou Iosif Street to the "Ethnikon" cinema, early 1950s

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√ ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ˜ ÔÓÔÌ¿˙ÂÙ·È Î·È ¿ÏÈ «∂ıÓÈÎfiÓ», ÂÓÒ ‰ÂÓ ‰È·ÎÚ›-

ÓÂÙ·È Î¿ÔÈ· Ô˘ÛÈ·ÛÙÈ΋ ‰È·ÊÔÚ¿ ·fi ÙËÓ ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË Ï‹„Ë.

∂ÓÙ˘ˆÛÈ¿˙ÂÈ ÙÔ Ï‹ıÔ˜ Ô˘ ¤Û¢Û ӷ ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı‹ÛÂÈ ÙË ÛÙÚ·-

ÙȈÙÈ΋ ·Ú¤Ï·ÛË, ȉȷ›ÙÂÚ· ÂÏ΢ÛÙÈÎfi ı¤·Ì· ÛÙËÓ ÚÔÙËÏÂÔÙÈ΋

ÂÔ¯‹.

¶·Ú¤Ï·ÛË ÛÙËÓ ·Ú·Ï›·, ·Ú¯¤˜ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ 1950

∞fi ÙÔÓ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌfiÓ Ù˘ ÂıÓÈ΋˜ ÂÂÙ›Ԣ Ù˘ 25˘ ª·ÚÙ›Ô˘ ÂȘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓ›ÎËÓ. ∂Ș ÙËÓ ÊˆÙÔÁÚ·Ê›·Ó, ·Ú¤Ï·ÛȘ ·ÓÙÈ·ÂÚÔÔÚÈÎÔ‡ ˘ÚÔ‚ÔÏÈÎÔ‡ ‰È· Ù˘ ·Ú·Ïȷ΋˜ ψÊfiÚÔ˘

The cinema is called "Ethnikon", while no significant difference is

evident in comparison to the previous shot. Impressive is the

crowd that rushed to watch the military parade – an especially

attractive event in the pre-television era.

A parade at the waterfront, early 1950s

From the festivities of the nationalanniversary of 25th March in Thessaloniki. In the photograph, the parade of an anti air artillery along the corniche

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ΔÔ ÙÌ‹Ì· Ù˘ ·Ú·Ï›·˜ ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ §Â˘Îfi ¶‡ÚÁÔ ‰ÂÓ Î·Ù·ÛÙÚ¿ÊËÎÂ

ÛÙËÓ ˘ÚηÁÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ 1917. Δ· ‰‡Ô ÚÒÙ· ÎÙ›ÚÈ· ÛÙ· ‰ÂÍÈ¿ (ÙÔ ÁˆÓÈ·-

Îfi Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈÔ «∂ÚÌ›ÔÓ») ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÔÓÙ·È Î·È Û ϋ„ÂȘ ÙˆÓ

·Ú¯ÒÓ ÙÔ˘ ÂÈÎÔÛÙÔ‡ ·ÈÒÓ·. Δ· ÂfiÌÂÓ· ‰‡Ô ¯·ÌËÏfiÙÂÚ· ÎÙ›ÚÈ·

˘‹Ú¯·Ó ÛÙ· Ù¤ÏË ÙÔ˘ ‰¤Î·ÙÔ˘ ¤Ó·ÙÔ˘. ªÂÛÔÏ·‚› Ë Ô‰fi˜ ¢ËÌËÙÚ›-

Ô˘ °Ô‡Ó·ÚË (Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ Â›¯Â ·ÎfiÌË ‰È·ÓÔÈÁ› Ï‹Úˆ˜). ΔÔ ¤ÌÙÔ (ηÈ

˘„ËÏfiÙÂÚÔ) ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ ·fi ‰ÂÍÈ¿ ‹Ù·Ó ÙÔ ÍÂÓÔ‰Ô¯Â›Ô ª·ÛÙ·˙›ÓË Î·È

˘‹Ú¯Â ηٿ ÙÔÓ ÚÒÙÔ ·ÁÎfiÛÌÈÔ fiÏÂÌÔ. ΔÔ ¤ÎÙÔ (ÌÔÓfiÚÔÊÔ)

ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ ‹Ù·Ó Ô ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ˜ «¶·ÏÏ¿˜», ÛÙÔ ›‰ÈÔ ÛËÌÂ›Ô ·fi ÙÔÓ

ÚÒÙÔ ·ÁÎfiÛÌÈÔ fiÏÂÌÔ. ™Ù· ·ÚÈÛÙÂÚ¿ ÙÔ˘ «¶·ÏÏ¿˜» ‚Ï¤Ô˘ÌÂ

¤Ó· ·ÎfiÌË ÙÚÈÒÚÔÊÔ ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ, Ô˘ ÂÌÊ·Ó›˙ÂÙ·È Î·È Û ϋ„ÂȘ ÙÔ˘

1915. Δ¤ÏÔ˜, ÙÔ ÂfiÌÂÓÔ (ÁˆÓÈ·Îfi) ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ Â›Ó·È ÙÔ Ì¤Á·ÚÔ ºÚ·ÓÛ¤˙,

(Ì ÙÔ Î·ÊÂÓÂ›Ô ¶ÙÈ ¶·Ï·› ÛÙÔ ÈÛfiÁÂÈÔ, ÛÙË ÁˆÓ›· Ì ÙËÓ Ô‰fi ™ÙÚ·-

ÙËÁÔ‡ ∫·ÏÏ¿ÚË). ∞fi Ù· ÛÙÔȯ›· ·˘Ù¿, ÙÔÓ Ù‡Ô ÙˆÓ ÛÙ‡ÏˆÓ ÙÔ˘

‰ËÌÔÙÈÎÔ‡ ʈÙÈÛÌÔ‡, ÙË Û˘Ó¤¯ÈÛË Ù˘ ·Ì·ÍÈÙ‹˜ Ô‰Ô‡ (·ÓÙ› Â˙Ô-

‰ÚÔÌ›Ô˘) ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ÙÌ‹Ì· Ù˘ ·Ú·Ï›·˜ ÌÚÔÛÙ¿ ÛÙÔ §Â˘Îfi ¶‡ÚÁÔ,

ÙËÓ ÏËıÒÚ· ÙˆÓ ÈÛÙÈÔÊfiÚˆÓ, ÚÔ·ÙÂÈ fiÙÈ Ë Ï‹„Ë ‰ÂÓ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó·

¤ÁÈÓ Ôχ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ 1950. ª¤Ú· ÂÔÚÙ¿ÛÈÌË, ÔˆÛ‰‹ÔÙÂ, ·Ó ÎÚ›ÓÂÈ

ηÓ›˜ ·fi ÙÔ ÛËÌ·ÈÔÛÙÔÏÈÛÌfi ·fi ÙËÓ ÔÌ‹ Ô˘ Ê·›ÓÂÙ·È Ó·

¤Ú¯ÂÙ·È ·fi Ì·ÎÚÈ¿.

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ʈÙÔÁÚ·ÊË̤ÓË ·fi ÙËÓ ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ §Â˘ÎÔ‡ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘, ÂÚ› ÙÔ 1950

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The part of the waterfront towards the White Tower was not

destroyed by the fire of 1917. The first two buildings on the

right (the one on the corner is the "Ermeion" restaurant) are also

present in shots taken in early 20th century. The next two

lower buildings stood still in late 19th century. Dimitriou Gounari

Street comes in between (not fully opened up yet). The fifth

(and the highest) building from the right was "Bastazini" Hotel,

which has been standing there ever since the First World War.

The sixth (one-storey) building was the "Palace" cinema, on the

same spot since the First World War. On the left of the "Palace"

cinema, one can see one more three-storey building, also

present in shots of 1915. Finally, the next building (on the corner)

is the "Francaise" edifice, (with the "Petit Palais" café on the

corner of Kallari Street). From these evidence, the style of the

columns of municipal lightings, the continuation of the carriage

way (instead of the pavement) towards the part of the

waterfront in front of the White Tower and the great number of

sail boats, it is assumed that the photo should be taken many

years after 1950. Surely, it had been a national anniversary

since the city is decorated with flags and a procession is

coming from afar.

The waterfront shot from the top of the White Tower, in about 1950

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ÌÂÓË Ï‹„Ë (·fi ÙÔ ›‰ÈÔ ÛËÌ›Ô), Ô ·ÛÙÈÎfi˜ ÈÛÙfi˜ ˘¤ÛÙË ‚·ÚÈ¿ Ï‹Á-

Ì·Ù·. ¶·Ú¿ ÙÔ ÁÂÁÔÓfi˜ fiÙÈ ‰È·ÙËÚÔ‡ÓÙ·È ·ÎfiÌË Ù· ÌÈÛ¿ ·fi Ù· ÎÙ›-

ÚÈ· Ô˘ ÂÓÙÔ›ÛÙËÎ·Ó ÛÙËÓ ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË ÂÈÎfiÓ·, ¤¯ÂÈ ‹‰Ë ÎÙÈÛÙ›

ÌÈ· ÔÏ˘ÒÚÔÊË ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹, ÌÈ· ¿ÏÏË ·ÓÂÁ›ÚÂÙ·È (ÁˆÓ›· Ì ÙËÓ Ô‰fi

™ÙÚ·ÙËÁÔ‡ ∫·ÏÏ¿ÚË), ÂÓÒ Î·Ù‰·Ê›˙ÂÙ·È ÙÔ ·Ï·Èfi «∂ÚÌ›ÔÓ». ∞fi

ÙËÓ ÚÔÎ˘Ì·›· ÏÂ›Ô˘Ó Ï¤ÔÓ Ù· ÈÛÙÈÔÊfiÚ·. ∏ ‰È·‰ÚÔÌ‹ Ù˘ ·Ú¤-

Ï·Û˘ ·fi ÙËÓ ·Ú·Ï›· Â›Ó·È ÌÈ· ·fi ÙȘ ÔÏϤ˜ Ô˘ ‰ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÙËηÓ

ÛÙË £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓ›ÎË, ·ÏÏ¿˙ÔÓÙ·˜ Ì·˙› Ì ÙËÓ fiÏË.

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ʈÙÔÁÚ·ÊË̤ÓË ·fi ÙËÓ ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ §Â˘ÎÔ‡ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘, 1960

29.10.1960. ™ÙÈÁÌÈfiÙ˘ÔÓ ·fi ÙËÓ ·Ú¤Ï·ÛÈÓÙ˘ Ì·ıËÙÈÒÛ˘ ÓÂÔÏ·›·˜ ÂȘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔÓ›ÎËÓ› ÙË ÂÂÙ›ˆ ÙÔ˘ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎÔ‡ √Ãπ

In the years between this photo and the previous one (from the

same spot), the urban tissue had been greatly damaged.

Despite the fact that half of the buildings traced in the previous

photograph still remain, a multi-storey block of flats has been

erected, another one is also being under construction (on the

corner of Stratigou Kallari Street), while old "Ermeion" is being

demolished. The sail boats are no more in the quay. The parade

path along the waterfront has been one of the many things that

have changed in Thessaloniki, along with the city itself.

The waterfront shot from the topof the White Tower, 1960

29.10.1960. A snapshot of the students;parade in Thessaloniki, on the occasion ofthe historical √Ãπ ("Ochi", i.e. "No" to theItalian invaders)

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Ê›·, Î·È Ì ÂÍ·›ÚÂÛË ÙÔ Ì¤Á·ÚÔ ºÚ·ÓÛ¤˙ ÛÙË ÁˆÓ›· Ì ÙËÓ Ô‰fi ∫·Ï-

Ï¿ÚË (Ô˘ ·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛ ÙËÓ ÎÔÈÓ‹ ÌÔ›Ú· ÌÂÚÈο ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·ÚÁfiÙÂÚ·),

fiÏ· Ù· ¿ÏÏ· ÎÙ›ÛÌ·Ù· ¤¯Ô˘Ó ·Ú·¯ˆÚ‹ÛÂÈ ÙȘ ı¤ÛÂȘ ÙÔ˘˜ ÛÂ

ÔÏ˘ÒÚÔʘ ÔÈÎÔ‰Ô̤˜. ∏ ·Ó·ÙÚÔ‹ Ù˘ Îϛ̷η˜ Ù˘ ·Ú·Ïȷ΋˜

ψÊfiÚÔ˘ ¤¯ÂÈ ÔÏÔÎÏËÚˆı›. ∏ ΢ÎÏÔÊÔÚ›· ÙˆÓ ·˘ÙÔÎÈÓ‹ÙˆÓ Â›Ó·È

ÂÚÈÔÚÈṲ̂ÓË ·ÎfiÌË, ·ÏÏ¿ Ë ·ÚÔ˘Û›· ÙÔ˘˜ ¤ÓÙÔÓË.

∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ʈÙÔÁÚ·ÊË̤ÓË ·fi ÙËÓ ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ §Â˘ÎÔ‡ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘, ·Ú¯¤˜ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ 1970

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During the decade that came in between since the previous

photograph, and with the exception of the "Francaise" edifice,

on the corner of Kallari Street (which had the common fate

some years later), all the other buildings have been replaced by

multi-storey blocks of flats. The corniche scale has been

completely overbalanced. The traffic is still limited, yet the

presence of cars is intense.

The waterfront shot from the topof the White Tower, early 1970s

A view of Thessaloniki

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