Catalog giant J.C. Whitney celebrates its centennial

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Catalog giant J.C. Whitney celebrates its centennial

Posted on Aug 25, 2013 in Featured | 4 comments

Roy Warshawsky (R), with the catalogs that helped build his auto parts empire. In 1915, Lithuanian immigrant Israel Warshawsky opened a scrapyard on the corner of South State Street and South Archer Avenue. Sensing the significance of the automobile, particularly the Ford Model T, Warshawsky began to focus his business on used auto parts, and soon opened a...