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April 12, 2012

TIME MACHINE - Greek Life At The Turn Of The Last Century

How did Athens look like at the turn of the 20th century? What about Thessaloniki and Piraeus? How did Greek citizens in the cities and in the countryside spend Easter? What type of transportation was used? What were the leading career choices at the time? How did the homes, the shops and the cinemas look like? What types of games did children play and how did their schools look like? Find out today as TIME MACHINE takes a step back in time to a Greece at the turn of the century. A compilation of videos with rare pictures and art depict a country in shambles where everyone might have been poor, but certainly filotimo and solidarity were the A and Z of Hellenic life. (The videos are self-explanatory) Enjoy.

ATHENS OF YESTERDAY
THESSALONIKI OF YESTERDAY
PIRAEUS OF YESTERDAY

EASTERTIME IN GREECE 80 YEARS AGO
RURAL WOMEN ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY AGO
IMMIGRATION IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
GREEK SHIPYARDS
PROFESSIONS THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE
ARCHITECTURE
OLD SHOPS IN ATHENS
OLD CINEMAS
SCHOOL RECOLLECTIONS
ANTQUE TRANSPORT
CHILDREN'S GAMES
ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLES