Before there was Carrs there was J.B. Gottstein & Company. Way back in 1915 when Anchorage was still a rough hewn town of sawmills, blacksmith shops and saloons, J.B. Gottstein began supplying groceries and other staples to Alaskans, making it today, the oldest company in Alaska. A generation later in 1949, J.B.'s son Barney, fresh out of school, assumed management of the company, and began expanding it into the region's largest wholesale grocery distribution center. One of Barney's early customers was Larry Carr. In 1947 Larry moved to Anchorage intending to just make enough money to return home to Southern California. In 1950 he opened a quonset hut grocery store on Gambell Street which proved to be an immediate success. Larry now called Alaska home.   Added on May 10, 2014