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[[File:greco.jpg|240px|thumb|right| Greco Canning Company plant, from [http://books.google.com/books?id=cRAdAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22greco%20canning%22%20san%20jose%20%22western%20canner%20and%20packer%22&pg=RA5-PA21#v=onepage&q=%22greco%20canning%22%20san%20jose%20%22western%20canner%20and%20packer%22&f=false October 1921 Western Canner and Packer] ]] | [[File:greco.jpg|240px|thumb|right| Greco Canning Company plant, from [http://books.google.com/books?id=cRAdAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22greco%20canning%22%20san%20jose%20%22western%20canner%20and%20packer%22&pg=RA5-PA21#v=onepage&q=%22greco%20canning%22%20san%20jose%20%22western%20canner%20and%20packer%22&f=false October 1921 Western Canner and Packer] ]] | ||
'''Greco Canning''' was a San Jose canner that operated on Autumn Street from around 1913 through 1938 run by Victor Greco. The company bought the [[Santa Clara Valley Canning Company]]'s "three-line" cannery on Taylor Street in 1921<ref>Cannery Notes: [http://books.google.com/books?id=h6rmAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA23&dq=%22greco+canning%22+plant&hl=en&ei=PaLITs2ZLeWiiQKChZDxDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22greco%20canning%22%20plant&f=false October 1922 Canning Age]</ref><ref>Greco People Buy Big 'Three Line' Cannery: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Eh0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2018,3938400&dq=greco+cannery&hl=en September 18, 1922 San Jose Evening News]. 'from a small beginning in 1913 to a point where it is now the largest canner of string beans in California, and the largest independent packer of tomato products on the west coast.'</ref>. | '''Greco Canning''' was a San Jose canner that operated on Autumn Street from around 1913 through 1938 run by Victor Greco. The company bought the [[Santa Clara Valley Canning Company]]'s "three-line" cannery on Taylor Street in 1921<ref>Cannery Notes: [http://books.google.com/books?id=h6rmAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA23&dq=%22greco+canning%22+plant&hl=en&ei=PaLITs2ZLeWiiQKChZDxDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22greco%20canning%22%20plant&f=false October 1922 Canning Age]</ref><ref>Greco People Buy Big 'Three Line' Cannery: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Eh0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2018,3938400&dq=greco+cannery&hl=en September 18, 1922 San Jose Evening News]. 'from a small beginning in 1913 to a point where it is now the largest canner of string beans in California, and the largest independent packer of tomato products on the west coast.'</ref>. | ||
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Greco was the world's largest tomato canner during World War II<ref>Frederick W. Marrazzo, [http://books.google.com/books?id=I7xarYW9BGcC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=italian+canning+company+san+jose&source=bl&ots=t1Ibza5aWp&sig=DtsCZn-lKK-blG2gUtYZZINiBTo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wJL9UYWWNcfJqgGHz4HIDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=italian%20canning%20company%20san%20jose&f=false Italians in the Santa Clara Valley], Arcadia Publishing, 20xx.</ref> and "one of the largest canners of string beans". The company also made Grepo, a processed grape syrup. They started by selling primarily to the "Latin" market. They also manufactured tomato paste products, with Edith Daley commenting on their boiler for making toms-butter (tomato paste) being "big enough to boil Lake Michigan, Saginaw included!"<ref>Toma-Butter Soon to Appear on Every Table: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7tcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1172,1367268&dq=greco+cannery&hl=en August 2, 1919 San Jose Evening News]</ref>. | Greco was the world's largest tomato canner during World War II<ref>Frederick W. Marrazzo, [http://books.google.com/books?id=I7xarYW9BGcC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=italian+canning+company+san+jose&source=bl&ots=t1Ibza5aWp&sig=DtsCZn-lKK-blG2gUtYZZINiBTo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wJL9UYWWNcfJqgGHz4HIDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=italian%20canning%20company%20san%20jose&f=false Italians in the Santa Clara Valley], Arcadia Publishing, 20xx.</ref> and "one of the largest canners of string beans". The company also made Grepo, a processed grape syrup. They started by selling primarily to the "Latin" market. They also manufactured tomato paste products, with Edith Daley commenting on their boiler for making toms-butter (tomato paste) being "big enough to boil Lake Michigan, Saginaw included!"<ref>Toma-Butter Soon to Appear on Every Table: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7tcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1172,1367268&dq=greco+cannery&hl=en August 2, 1919 San Jose Evening News]</ref>. | ||
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A 1920's employee photo in the [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Greco-Family-Archive/253578561694 Greco Family Archive] on Facebook shows that the warehouse for the cannery was being operated by the [[Lawrence Warehouse Company]]. | A 1920's employee photo in the [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Greco-Family-Archive/253578561694 Greco Family Archive] on Facebook shows that the warehouse for the cannery was being operated by the [[Lawrence Warehouse Company]]. | ||
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| + | A 1916 lawsuit over the size of cans delivered gives some details about the process of selling tomatoes wholesale<ref>Greco Canning Company vs. P. Pastene and Co., September 15, 1922, [https://archive.org/details/govuscourtsca9briefs1301 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]. </ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 03:44, 19 November 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose, CA |
| Active |
1913-1938 |
| Brands |
De Luxe, Korona, Alta Villa (1919) |
| Predecessors |
Santa Clara Valley Canning Company |
Greco Canning Company plant, from October 1921 Western Canner and Packer
Greco Canning was a San Jose canner that operated on Autumn Street from around 1913 through 1938 run by Victor Greco. The company bought the Santa Clara Valley Canning Company's "three-line" cannery on Taylor Street in 1921[1][2].
Greco was the world's largest tomato canner during World War II[3] and "one of the largest canners of string beans". The company also made Grepo, a processed grape syrup. They started by selling primarily to the "Latin" market. They also manufactured tomato paste products, with Edith Daley commenting on their boiler for making toms-butter (tomato paste) being "big enough to boil Lake Michigan, Saginaw included!"[4].
The company ceased operation in 1938. It may have restarted in 1941 only to be sold to the Almaden Packing company, which was organized only to buy Greco.[5] (A later source claimed that Greco was sold to Mission Valley Canning Company in September 1953[6].) The plant later became the home of the Mission Valley Canning Company.
A 1920's employee photo in the Greco Family Archive on Facebook shows that the warehouse for the cannery was being operated by the Lawrence Warehouse Company.
A 1916 lawsuit over the size of cans delivered gives some details about the process of selling tomatoes wholesale[7].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1913-1945 | Howard and Autumn |
Photos
Greco Canning Co., San Jose John C. Gordon Collection / San Jose Library
Details
SP Valuation Map shows grant from City of San Jose to Greco Canning to cross Autumn Street, signed 1928.
References
- ↑ Cannery Notes: October 1922 Canning Age
- ↑ Greco People Buy Big 'Three Line' Cannery: September 18, 1922 San Jose Evening News. 'from a small beginning in 1913 to a point where it is now the largest canner of string beans in California, and the largest independent packer of tomato products on the west coast.'
- ↑ Frederick W. Marrazzo, Italians in the Santa Clara Valley, Arcadia Publishing, 20xx.
- ↑ Toma-Butter Soon to Appear on Every Table: August 2, 1919 San Jose Evening News
- ↑ Greco Canning Property Sold: Jan. 2, 1945 San Jose Evening News
- ↑ September 1953 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ Greco Canning Company vs. P. Pastene and Co., September 15, 1922, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.