Sokol Family Block

510 King Street

In April 2018, the stretch of King Street between Mary and Reid streets was dedicated as Sokol Family Block by Mayor John Tecklenburg and members of city council, in honor of the family that had been in business at 510 King Street from 1919 to 2015.

Sokol Family Block

Sokol Family Block

Photo by Jack Alterman.
Dedication ceremony

Dedication ceremony

Photo by Dale Rosengarten.
Dedication ceremony

Dedication ceremony

Freida Sokol, Mayor John Tecklenburg, Joe Sokol (l to r), with the Sokols' grandsons Elliot Nakios (holding sign) and Theo Nakios. Photo by Dale Rosengarten.
Side entrance, Reid Street

Side entrance, Reid Street

Morris Sokol Furniture. Courtesy of Freida L. Sokol.
Morris Sokol Furniture, ca. 1930

Morris Sokol Furniture, ca. 1930

Courtesy of Freida L. Sokol.