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Greek Cedar Rapids story spans candy to restaurants
Varvaris and his brother built a Cedar Rapids Greek American presence from candy shops to Byzantine eateries. They helped form the American Hellenic Education Progress Assn and the Greek Orthodox church, noting Greek hospitality and nameday traditions while affirming civic pride in the United States.
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Varvaris
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Papadopoulos
Minnesota
Marshalltown
Jim
Orlando
Fla
Unites States
Alex
Bellas
Paul
John Costas
Virginia Cafe
Second Avenue
Fourth Street
Dragon Cafe
Harmony
Third Street
Merchants National Motor Bank
Butterfly
Paradise Candy Kitchen
Hub
Sixth Street
U.S
Harry
Profet Elios
Crete
Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
Serbia
Mike Bellas
America
United States
Varvarlis
Mary
Eleonora
Homer Saps
Independent
Hatters and Dry Cleaners
Armstrong's Men's
American Hellenic Education Progress Assn
Cretan Society
Isle of Crete
St. George Orthodox Church
St. Paul
St. John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church
A Avenue NE
Paul Costas
Bever Avenue SE
Gerasimos Elias
Chicago
Louis Chipokas
Michael Karloutsos
Tony Tzortzoudakis
Sixth Avenue SE
Mediterranean
Islands
Alex Varvaris
Trikkala
John Lapes
Sparta
Tzortzoudakis
Mary Calamaggos
Forty-second Street
Tula Margellos
C Avenue
Mike Zervas
Upland Drive
Tom Panagos
Fourteenth Avenue
Sinclair Avenue
Kourabiedes