Sunnyvale Canneries - Revision history

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 [[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, ''History of Los Gatos''</ref>.
 The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks.
 In 1908, the company employed four hundred people in a season and bought $102,000 in cherries - about half of the cannery's capacity.  In good years, the company would also ship seventy five carloads of cherries to be made into maraschino cherries<ref>What Do You Say To This? [http://books.google.com/books?id=jLQRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA993&ots=NzecrzaufK&dq=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&pg=PA993#v=onepage&q=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&f=false 1908 Sunset Magazine].  Development section article on the town of Sunnyvalue</ref>The companys company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the [[California Peach and Fig Growers]] in 1921<ref>"These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers", [http://books.google.com/books?id=vp1KAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA47&ots=SiEOY8eXN0&dq=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&pg=RA5-PA47#v=onepage&q=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&f=false ''Associated Grower'' magaine, July 1921]. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]])</ref>.

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 [[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, ''History of Los Gatos''</ref>.
 The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks.
 In 1908, the company employed four hundred people in a season and bought $102,000 in cherries - about half of the cannery's capacity.  In good years, the company would also ship seventy five carloads of cherries to be made into maraschino cherries<ref>What Do You Say To This? [http://books.google.com/books?id=jLQRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA993&ots=NzecrzaufK&dq=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&pg=PA993#v=onepage&q=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&f=false 1908 Sunset Magazine].  Development section article on the town of Sunnyvalue</ref>The companys company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the [[California Peach and Fig Growers]] in 1921<ref>"These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers", [http://books.google.com/books?id=vp1KAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA47&ots=SiEOY8eXN0&dq=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&pg=RA5-PA47#v=onepage&q=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&f=false ''Associated Grower'' magaine, July 1921]. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]])</ref>.

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 '''Sunnyvale Canneries''' was an early, Sunnyvale-based canner.  The company was founded by
 [[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, ''History of Los Gatos''</ref>.
-The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks.  The company was sold to [[Schuckl Cannery]] in 1925<ref>Sunnyvale City Council, [http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/NonCouncilReports/hpc-2008-0926.pdf Heritage Resource Nominations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods], May 12, 2009.  References purchase of Sunnyvale Canneries.</ref>.  Schuckl extended the facility, adding a warehouse, cooling plant, day-care, and cottages.
+The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks.
 The company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the [[California Peach and Fig Growers]] in 1921<ref>"These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers", [http://books.google.com/books?id=vp1KAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA47&ots=SiEOY8eXN0&dq=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&pg=RA5-PA47#v=onepage&q=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&f=false ''Associated Grower'' magaine, July 1921]. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]])</ref>.
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 | Sunnyvale || 1907-1925|| [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fair%20Oaks%20Avenue,Sunnyvale Fair Oaks Avenue] ||

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 | successors = [[Schuckl Cannery]]
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-Sunnyvale Canneries was an early, Sunnyvale-based canner.  The company was founded by
+'''Sunnyvale Canneries''' was an early, Sunnyvale-based canner.  The company was founded by
-[[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, History of Los Gatos</ref>.
+[[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, ''History of Los Gatos''</ref>.
 The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks.  The company was sold to [[Schuckl Cannery]] in 1925<ref>Sunnyvale City Council, [http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/NonCouncilReports/hpc-2008-0926.pdf Heritage Resource Nominations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods], May 12, 2009.  References purchase of Sunnyvale Canneries.</ref>.  Schuckl extended the facility, adding a warehouse, cooling plant, day-care, and cottages.
-The company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the [[California Peach and Fig Growers]] in 1921<ref>These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers, [http://books.google.com/books?id=vp1KAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA47&ots=SiEOY8eXN0&dq=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&pg=RA5-PA47#v=onepage&q=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&f=false Associated Grower magaine, July 1921]. Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]]</ref>.
+The company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the [[California Peach and Fig Growers]] in 1921<ref>"These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers", [http://books.google.com/books?id=vp1KAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA47&ots=SiEOY8eXN0&dq=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&pg=RA5-PA47#v=onepage&q=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&f=false ''Associated Grower'' magaine, July 1921]. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]])</ref>.
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 | primary_business = Cannery
 | primary_town = Sunnyvale
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-Founded by [[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers]], the Sunnyvale canneries operated at Fair Oaks Ave until its sale to Schuckl.
+Sunnyvale Canneries was an early, Sunnyvale-based canner.  The company was founded by
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-==Details==
+==References==
-Hooke founding mentioned in Bruntz's History of Los Gatos.
+<references/>
 [[Category:Sunnyvale]]
 [[Category:Cannery]]