This father and son business now serves the children of its original customers.
City Supply Co. began as a resale store, selling primarily used plumbing and
electrical supplies, because new materials were scarce after World War II.
Sidney Krakower bought, sold and delivered all the merchandise himself, in a
truck he borrowed from his father, who waited on customers while Sid was out on
deliveries. Delores was a one-woman office, serving as receptionist and
bookkeeper while raising their three young children.