hi i was posting this for my blog and added some music to it, attached it as a video response, and edited it, hope you like it!
my novels called the munroe series its about 1900s historical fiction, romance and mystery , myblogs are on word press, i put your youtube channel url in the video and on the video so people can come to your channel for more...
Gus (Melonas) Miller later worked for the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago as a TPO. He retired from there and became a Deputy Sheriff in Cook County at the Markham Court. from which he also later retired. He married Marie Athens (Thanasoulas) from Harvey on June 23, 1940 at St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Pullman. Best man was Van Nomikos, a theatre owner. They had four children. Gus and Marie are buried in Evergreen cemetery. So are Helen and Peter, and Peter Lambrakos.
tthscarl - Peter Melonas - I'm trying to locate Candy - Gus' daughter, right? We lived together in Mankato. Can you help me connect with her? Love the video!
This is My Hometown Harvey 60426 this is the home of the Dells,Will From day 26,Melvin Ely NBA,KeKE Palmer Actress,Napolian Harris,Tom Dressen,I love harvey it dont look good no more.
Each of us who are first cousins remember the steep staircase going up on the other side of that door Grandma Miller is shown closing in this video. Each of us would take a small rug Grandma had, sit on it at the top of the stairs and slide down the stairs! It must have been heck on our kidneys but as kids who ever gave a hoot about that. Once I read ETHAN FROME I realized how stupid we were! But it was fun. I think I was 12 the last time I did it.
This building is still standing on 154th Street in Harvey. It is surrounded by vacant lots as most of 154th Street has been torn down. Of course it is no longer own by the Melonas family.
Grandma Eleni had suffered a terrible burn to her left arm and hand when she was a child living in Apidhia. Apparently, she was burned badly after having fallen into the open fireplace at home. Oddly, she had a brother, Mitsos, who was even more severly burned the same way and in fact was a "nanos" (or dwarf) because his growth was stunted by the accident. Eleni kept a fantastically clean home and was a great cook; her deformity never stopped her nor did she feel sorry for herself. Bravo Eleni!
Helen lovbed her husband, Peter, very much. When he was killed in an auto crash in June of 1950, her world collapsed. She lived for another 20 plus years and wore black (and later navy blue) the rest of her life as was the Greek tradition to honor her husband's memory. It was then that she decided to go to Greece and bring back her niece, Julia Lambrakos.
Grandma Eleni (Helen) was born in Apidhia, Laconia, Greece (just south of Sparta). Grandpa Melonas was born in Dragoge, Olympia, Greece near the Olympic area of the ancients.
Apidhia is an old town. In the 1600s when Venice controlled the area, it was called Pandova which might mean a "gateway" in the Venetian dialect. Apidhia is the name of a kind of wild pear. Dragoge is a corruption of the Greek word "tragoge" meaning wild goat.
Helen and Peter Melonas were married in Chicago August 4, 1910. Both had emigrated from Greece. Initially, living on the near Northside in Chicago, they moved to Harvey in 1927. Peter died in an auto accident in June of 1950; Helen of old age in the mid 70s. They were in love with one another their entire marriage -- over 40 years.
The gas station on 154th Street seems to have been at Ashland. A cousin wrote me that it may have been a Conoco station. That's Peter Melonas (Miller) waving his hat. He owned Miller's Cleaners & Hatters at 188 East 154th Street in Harvey.
The P&G Tavern on Halsted at Ridge was owned by two Greek immigrants, Peter and George. My Dad once wrote that the "G" stood for George Gavellas, but family history implies the last name may have benn Tzavellas, Dad may have heard it wrong. The reason Tzavellas may be correct is that my Grandfather's mother was a Tzavellas and that kinship may be why the family stopped out there so often.
The building was at 70 East 154th Street and was owned by Mr and Mrs Peter Melonas. They lived upstairs and had her brother, Pete Lambert run the diner known as The Harveyette on the street floor. The driver of the car was their son, Gus Melonas (Miller) born Sept 7, 1912 in Chicago. The Melonas family moved to Harvey in 1927 and ran Miller's Cleaners & Hatters at 188 East 154th Street.
hi i was posting this for my blog and added some music to it, attached it as a video response, and edited it, hope you like it!
my novels called the munroe series its about 1900s historical fiction, romance and mystery , myblogs are on word press, i put your youtube channel url in the video and on the video so people can come to your channel for more...
ideagirlconsulting 1 year ago
@ideagirlconsulting Thanks! It was fun. Can you do the same with a good 1930s piece of music? BTW how do I find the Munroe series???
fidokalman 1 year ago
@fidokalman tried to send u message it wouldn't let me.. authonomy com linda randall if you search you'll find them there
this is the link to my novels and the videos about the books are on my channel
i'll show you one now..
ideagirlconsulting 1 year ago
Gus (Melonas) Miller later worked for the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago as a TPO. He retired from there and became a Deputy Sheriff in Cook County at the Markham Court. from which he also later retired. He married Marie Athens (Thanasoulas) from Harvey on June 23, 1940 at St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Pullman. Best man was Van Nomikos, a theatre owner. They had four children. Gus and Marie are buried in Evergreen cemetery. So are Helen and Peter, and Peter Lambrakos.
fidokalman 2 years ago
In the second scene (at the P&G Tavern) the dapper young swain coming out of the building with a white scarf around his neck is Gus Melonas (Miller).
fidokalman 2 years ago
tthscarl - Peter Melonas - I'm trying to locate Candy - Gus' daughter, right? We lived together in Mankato. Can you help me connect with her? Love the video!
Holly
iamriversong 2 years ago
Holly, check your YouTube email for a message about Candy.
tthscarl 2 years ago
The automobile in the video is a late Thirties Pontiac. Can anyone determine the year and make?
fidokalman 3 years ago
1935 Pontiac
fidokalman 2 years ago
This is My Hometown Harvey 60426 this is the home of the Dells,Will From day 26,Melvin Ely NBA,KeKE Palmer Actress,Napolian Harris,Tom Dressen,I love harvey it dont look good no more.
csnee101 3 years ago 7
Each of us who are first cousins remember the steep staircase going up on the other side of that door Grandma Miller is shown closing in this video. Each of us would take a small rug Grandma had, sit on it at the top of the stairs and slide down the stairs! It must have been heck on our kidneys but as kids who ever gave a hoot about that. Once I read ETHAN FROME I realized how stupid we were! But it was fun. I think I was 12 the last time I did it.
fidokalman 3 years ago
This building is still standing on 154th Street in Harvey. It is surrounded by vacant lots as most of 154th Street has been torn down. Of course it is no longer own by the Melonas family.
fidokalman 3 years ago
Grandma Eleni had suffered a terrible burn to her left arm and hand when she was a child living in Apidhia. Apparently, she was burned badly after having fallen into the open fireplace at home. Oddly, she had a brother, Mitsos, who was even more severly burned the same way and in fact was a "nanos" (or dwarf) because his growth was stunted by the accident. Eleni kept a fantastically clean home and was a great cook; her deformity never stopped her nor did she feel sorry for herself. Bravo Eleni!
fidokalman 3 years ago
Helen lovbed her husband, Peter, very much. When he was killed in an auto crash in June of 1950, her world collapsed. She lived for another 20 plus years and wore black (and later navy blue) the rest of her life as was the Greek tradition to honor her husband's memory. It was then that she decided to go to Greece and bring back her niece, Julia Lambrakos.
fidokalman 3 years ago
Grandma Eleni (Helen) was born in Apidhia, Laconia, Greece (just south of Sparta). Grandpa Melonas was born in Dragoge, Olympia, Greece near the Olympic area of the ancients.
Apidhia is an old town. In the 1600s when Venice controlled the area, it was called Pandova which might mean a "gateway" in the Venetian dialect. Apidhia is the name of a kind of wild pear. Dragoge is a corruption of the Greek word "tragoge" meaning wild goat.
fidokalman 3 years ago
Helen and Peter Melonas were married in Chicago August 4, 1910. Both had emigrated from Greece. Initially, living on the near Northside in Chicago, they moved to Harvey in 1927. Peter died in an auto accident in June of 1950; Helen of old age in the mid 70s. They were in love with one another their entire marriage -- over 40 years.
fidokalman 3 years ago
The P&G Tavern was listed in the 1934 thru 1937 Homewood Telephone books, but not the January 1938.
fidokalman 3 years ago
The gas station on 154th Street seems to have been at Ashland. A cousin wrote me that it may have been a Conoco station. That's Peter Melonas (Miller) waving his hat. He owned Miller's Cleaners & Hatters at 188 East 154th Street in Harvey.
fidokalman 3 years ago
The P&G Tavern on Halsted at Ridge was owned by two Greek immigrants, Peter and George. My Dad once wrote that the "G" stood for George Gavellas, but family history implies the last name may have benn Tzavellas, Dad may have heard it wrong. The reason Tzavellas may be correct is that my Grandfather's mother was a Tzavellas and that kinship may be why the family stopped out there so often.
fidokalman 3 years ago
The building was at 70 East 154th Street and was owned by Mr and Mrs Peter Melonas. They lived upstairs and had her brother, Pete Lambert run the diner known as The Harveyette on the street floor. The driver of the car was their son, Gus Melonas (Miller) born Sept 7, 1912 in Chicago. The Melonas family moved to Harvey in 1927 and ran Miller's Cleaners & Hatters at 188 East 154th Street.
fidokalman 3 years ago