The postwar village · Village life · Railway
Souvlaki passed up to the train windows
1950–1969 Probable
Because so many trains stopped at the junction of Myloi, the village became known for souvlaki. Sellers walked along the carriages with trays of skewers and passed them up to passengers at the open windows; a magazine photograph from the 1950s or 1960s shows waiters with trays beside the train.
- Where
- Railway station
- Threads
- Village life, Railway
- Certainty
- Probable likely, but not fully proven
Pictures
Magazine photograph, 1950s: waiters with trays of souvlaki walk along the train at Myloi station. Magazine scan, 1960s (Visit Myloi collection)
Sources
- E. Roussou, Αποκατάσταση & επανάχρηση του σιδηροδρομικού σταθμού των Μύλων Αργολίδος, diploma thesis, Democritus University of Thrace, 2015
- Αναγνώστης, 18 January 2026, «Το θρυλικό σουβλάκι που ανέβαινε στο παράθυρο του τρένου» Open (opens in a new tab)
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