When the governor had the "Great Britain Bar" closed because of the noise, the couple took over a liquor dealership, opened a wine store, a confectionery shop, and then the Acropole, which soon expanded.[3] The confectionery shop closed in 1967, when it was damaged in an anti-government protest.[4] The same year, Panagiotis died and the three sons - Thanasis, George, and Gerasimos ("Mike") - took over the business: