page_title: Aglamesis Bro's
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Aglamesis Bro's / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of the Cincinnati business Coston's Confectionery &amp; Ice Cream Parlor
context_page_description: Aglamesis Bro's is a Cincinnati, Ohio ice cream parlor chain with locations in the Oakley and Montgomery neighborhoods. The business was founded by Greek immigrant brothers in 1908. In addition to ice cream, it also produces and sells candies. The business is owned and operated by second- and third-generation family members of the original founders.
context_section_description: Aglamesis Bro's was founded by Greek immigrants Thomas and Nicholas Aglamesis.
  Thomas immigrated from their family farm near Sparta, Greece in 1903; his brother Nicholas joined him in 1905. They joined the community of Greek refugees from the Balkan Wars who had settled around West Fifth Street in downtown Cincinnati.
  The brothers worked at a confectionery, Coston's Confectionery, saving money to open their own confectionery business.
  In 1908, with money borrowed on good faith, they opened their first ice cream parlor in Norwood, Ohio, called Aglamesis Bros. Ice Cream Parlor & Candy Shoppe.
  In 1913, they opened another parlor in nearby Oakley, Cincinnati.
  The building housing the parlor was one of the first buildings on Oakley Square, and was built by the Aglamesis brothers.
  They closed the original Norwood location in 1917.
  Aglamesis Bro's was negatively impacted by sugar rationing during WWII, though their sales increased dramatically post-war.
  Until the 1950s, the Aglamesis family lived above the parlor.
  James Aglamesis, son of founder Thomas Aglamesis, took over operation of the business in 1952 when his father experienced a stroke.
  Thomas died in 1961, preceded in death by Nicholas in 1950.
  A second location in Montgomery, Ohio was opened in 1970.
  James's daughter Dianne Lytle manages retail, marketing, and accounting, while her half-brother Randal Young manages manufacturing and wholesale accounts.
  In modern times, it is considered one of the few surviving "genuine old-fashioned" ice cream parlors in Cincinnati.
caption: Coston's Confectionery, where the Aglamesis brothers worked before opening their own business
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