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'''Libby, McNeil, and Libby''' was a Chicago-based canner, organized in 1875. | '''Libby, McNeil, and Libby''' was a Chicago-based canner, organized in 1875. | ||
| − | Their Sunnyvale cannery, [http://historyofbusiness.blogspot.com/2011/12/libby-mcneill-libby.html opened in 1907,] was large and long-lived; the water tank from the cannery still sits in the industrial park off Mathilda, painted as one of Libby's cans. Libby's opened the Sunnyvale cannery as their first west-coast plant due to the encouragement of local real estate agents and proximity to San Francisco<ref>Kent L. Seavey, Yolanda Wuth, and James C. Williams, [http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/CDD/Planning/HRC%20Materials/IMAGES_Chap_4.pdf Images: Sunnyvale's Heritage Resources], 1988, City of Sunnyvale. Chapter 4.</ref> Sunnyvale had primarily been a meat-packing company; the Sunnyvale plant was an attempt to broaden their product line<ref>Canneries hold important place in Sunnyvale's history: [http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21278577/canneries-hold-important-place-sunnyvales-history August 9, 2012 San Jose Mercury Views]</ref> The cannery closed in the early 1980's, and the plant was torn down by 1985. | + | Their Sunnyvale cannery, [http://historyofbusiness.blogspot.com/2011/12/libby-mcneill-libby.html opened in 1907,] was large and long-lived; the water tank from the cannery still sits in the industrial park off Mathilda, painted as one of Libby's cans. Libby's opened the Sunnyvale cannery as their first west-coast plant due to the encouragement of local real estate agents and proximity to San Francisco<ref>Kent L. Seavey, Yolanda Wuth, and James C. Williams, [http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/CDD/Planning/HRC%20Materials/IMAGES_Chap_4.pdf Images: Sunnyvale's Heritage Resources], 1988, City of Sunnyvale. Chapter 4.</ref> Sunnyvale had primarily been a meat-packing company; the Sunnyvale plant was an attempt to broaden their product line<ref>Canneries hold important place in Sunnyvale's history: [http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21278577/canneries-hold-important-place-sunnyvales-history August 9, 2012 San Jose Mercury Views]</ref> The cannery's first product was canned apricots<ref>C.W. Geiger, "Libby, McNeil, and Libby's Sacramento Cannery". In [http://books.google.com/books?id=iq3mAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA19&ots=ppEDT1sREP&dq=%22western%20pump%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=RA3-PA9#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pump%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false January 1921 Canning Age].</ref>. The cannery closed in the early 1980's, and the plant was torn down by 1985. |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby's Wikipedia entry for company]. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby's Wikipedia entry for company]. | ||
Newspaper articles in 1916 suggest that Libby's was connected with the Swift meat-packing business<ref>$25,000,000 Merger of California Canneries: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5tExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238%2C2158683 August 23, 1916 San Jose Evening News].</ref>. | Newspaper articles in 1916 suggest that Libby's was connected with the Swift meat-packing business<ref>$25,000,000 Merger of California Canneries: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5tExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238%2C2158683 August 23, 1916 San Jose Evening News].</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==Libby, McNeil, and Libby in Sacramento== | ||
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| + | Libby's expanded into Sacramento in 1913. The plant employed 1,400 people in 1921, and was nicknamed "Old Reliable" because of its ability to fulfill production contracts<ref>C.W. Geiger, "Libby, McNeil, and Libby's Sacramento Cannery". In [http://books.google.com/books?id=iq3mAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA19&ots=ppEDT1sREP&dq=%22western%20pump%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=RA3-PA9#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pump%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false January 1921 Canning Age]. Article includes plan of factory site and location of different buildings and railroad sidings.</ref>. The plant had sidings served by the Southern Pacific and Northern Electric (Sacramento Northern). | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 9 May 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Predecessors |
Sunnyvale Canneries |
Libby, McNeil, and Libby was a Chicago-based canner, organized in 1875.
Their Sunnyvale cannery, opened in 1907, was large and long-lived; the water tank from the cannery still sits in the industrial park off Mathilda, painted as one of Libby's cans. Libby's opened the Sunnyvale cannery as their first west-coast plant due to the encouragement of local real estate agents and proximity to San Francisco[1] Sunnyvale had primarily been a meat-packing company; the Sunnyvale plant was an attempt to broaden their product line[2] The cannery's first product was canned apricots[3]. The cannery closed in the early 1980's, and the plant was torn down by 1985.
Newspaper articles in 1916 suggest that Libby's was connected with the Swift meat-packing business[4].
Libby, McNeil, and Libby in Sacramento
Libby's expanded into Sacramento in 1913. The plant employed 1,400 people in 1921, and was nicknamed "Old Reliable" because of its ability to fulfill production contracts[5]. The plant had sidings served by the Southern Pacific and Northern Electric (Sacramento Northern).
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 1913-1982 | 1724 Stockton Ave. | History |
| Sacramento | 1914 | Folsom Blvd. and Hazel Ave | Olive pickling. |
| San Francisco | 1912 | 112 Market Street | Santa Marina Building |
| San Francisco | 1922 | 465 California Street[6]. | |
| San Jose | 1926-1927 | 4th and Lewis | Leased from California Prune and Apricot Growers. |
| Santa Clara | 1927- | Franklin Street | |
| Sunnyvale | 1907-1981 | Mathilda and Evelyn Avenue | water tank still exists. |
References
- ↑ Kent L. Seavey, Yolanda Wuth, and James C. Williams, Images: Sunnyvale's Heritage Resources, 1988, City of Sunnyvale. Chapter 4.
- ↑ Canneries hold important place in Sunnyvale's history: August 9, 2012 San Jose Mercury Views
- ↑ C.W. Geiger, "Libby, McNeil, and Libby's Sacramento Cannery". In January 1921 Canning Age.
- ↑ $25,000,000 Merger of California Canneries: August 23, 1916 San Jose Evening News.
- ↑ C.W. Geiger, "Libby, McNeil, and Libby's Sacramento Cannery". In January 1921 Canning Age. Article includes plan of factory site and location of different buildings and railroad sidings.
- ↑ These Shippers have Signed On With Peach and Fig Growers: July 1921 Associated Grower magazine