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LKQ Corporation
Distance: 0.5 Mi120 N Lasalle St Ste 3300
60602 Chicago -
Eisenhaus
Distance: 0.5 Mi175 North Harbor Drive
60601 Chicago -
Mobile Mechanics Of Chicago
Distance: 0.7 Mi1311 West 76th Street
60620 Chicago -
Lay-Away.com
Distance: 0.7 MiP.O. Box 5665
60680 Chicago -
KJ Audio Inc.
Distance: 0.6 Mi440 N Wells St # 540
60654 Chicago
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Description
Chicago 1915. Henry Ford's Model T had been in mass production for only seven years, when a Lithuanian immigrant named Israel Warshawsky decided to climb on the running board of the emerging automotive industry. As cars began to break down, Israel saw an opportunity to mine replacement parts from derelict automobiles. He bought a piece of property on the city's south side at State Street and Archer Avenue and opened a scrap metal yard, The Warshawsky Company.Industrial growth generated by World War I put the salvage business into high gear. Soon, the demand for auto parts outstripped the supply of derelict cars. Israel began buying up failed auto manufacturers and added new parts to his inventory. To welcome more customers, Israel added a retail store.The Warshawsky Company grew right through the Great Depression, when few people could afford new cars or even new parts. By 1934, the company had a larger store and a successful wholesale catalog distributed exclusively through Chicago-area gas stations and mechanics. It also had a new employee with bright, new ideas: Israel's son, Roy Warshawsky.
Products & services
brake service equipment
camping equipment
fuel injection equipment
spark plug
alternator
audio-visual equipment
audio-visual equipment supplies
auto accessories
auto air conditioning equipment
auto alarm
auto bumper
auto electric equipment
auto floor covering
auto foot control
auto hand control
auto parts
auto radio
auto repair equipment
auto repair supplies
auto seat cover