What Makes This Chicago Ice Cream Parlor the Sweetest Success Story? The ‘Atomic Buster’

Visited by everyone from Al Capone to the Beatles, 100-year-old Margie’s Candies still scoops up epic sundaes and delectable nostalgia. On May 15, 1921, Greek immigrant Peter George Poulos realized his American dream. Using savings from shining shoes and selling newspapers, he opened a candy factory-cum-ice cream parlor and diner whose operating hours extended from breakfast until long past midnight.

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