Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor (Est. 1900) in Columbus, Indiana

The Zaharako family immigrated to New York, from Greece in 1898. After settling in the midwest, they first opened Zharakos as a Greek confectionery in 1900.

The family lived in the apartment above the shop until 1914.

Today, the ice cream parlor doubles as a museum, the main attractions being a stunning 1908 Welte Orchestrion, a “Soda Fountain Library”, a preserved room of the original upstairs apartments known as the “Crystal Parlor”, and an extensive collection of mechanical music players and music rolls.