History Of The Greek Americans In Metro Detroit
As of 1999 120,000 people in Metro Detroit indicated they are of Greek descent.Baulch, Vivian M. (September 4, 1999).Michigan's greatest treasure -- Its people () Michigan History, ''The Detroit News''. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Stavros K. Frangos, author of ''Greeks in Michigan'', stated "From the 1890s to the present all available sources agree that" about one third of Michigan's Greek Americans live in Metro Detroit.Frangos, page unstatePT30of Google Books. At the turn of the 20th Century the first Greek immigrants arrived. The first year of entry was 1886. Theodore Gerasimos was the first documented Greek immigrant. Detroit's Greeks began working in automobile factories and railroads, and some others became merchants; many merchants lived above or near their stores. Very few Greeks became farmers in the United States, even though many had backgrounds in agriculture. The first Greek settlement in Detroit was between St. Antoine and Beaubien on Monroe Street. The Greeks later ...
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