What was the name of the stream that ran down Vasileiou Boukourestiou before it was widened and built over? Why were both the Kolonaki Reservoir and Kato Petralona called “Katsikadika”?

Which route would you take if you wanted to go to Koulouris? And why did some people always have their belts undone, ready for a fight in Psyrri?

From the stone-throwing battles in Exarhia and Venizelos's curse in Pedion Areos, to the machine guns in Zografou and the beer that gave its name to an entire neighborhood, the districts of Athens – old and new – are full of memories and unexpected, funny stories.