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| successors=  [[Virden Packing]]
 
| successors=  [[Virden Packing]]
 
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'''Western Canning''' was a chinese-run Emeryville cannery founded by the Mee family in 1918.  The cannery was sold to [[Virden Packing]] in 1921, and became [[Del Monte]]'s plant #35 in 1927. 
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The plant was spotlighted in the [http://books.google.com/books?id=iq3mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22anderson%20barngrover%22&pg=RA1-PA6#v=onepage&q=%22anderson%20barngrover%22&f=false October 1920 Canning Age] magazine
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with a large article on the cannery and its machinery.
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An article on the cannery's sale noted that a last worker had written "goodbye" in Chinese and English when he left.
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See much more complete information on [http://oaklandwiki.org/Western_Canning_Company OaklandWiki].
 
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| Emeryville || 1918-192 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Park%20Avenue%20between%20Hollis%20and%20Watts.,Emeryville Park Avenue between Hollis and Watts.] ||  
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| Emeryville || 1918-1921 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Park%20Avenue%20between%20Hollis%20and%20Watts.,Emeryville Park Avenue between Hollis and Watts.] ||  
 
Now site of Pixar.
 
Now site of Pixar.
  
 
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==Details==
 
==Details==
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See also [http://books.google.com/books?id=kXQpAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA425&ots=o-gilMlfdW&dq=%22mee%20estate%22%20western%20canning&pg=PA424#v=onepage&q&f=false CRC decision] on trackage in street.
  
Established in 1918.  Sold to [[Virden Packing]] in 1921.  Became [[Del Monte]] Plant #35 in 1927.
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==References==
 
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Worker wrote "goodbye" in Chinese and English when he left.
 
 
 
"Mee Estate" transferred the land to Western Canning in 1919, according to Pixar land survey details.
 
 
 
Company probably sold out because of problems in the market of 1919 and 1920 - bad years for canners.
 
 
 
See also [http://books.google.com/books?id=kXQpAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA425&ots=o-gilMlfdW&dq=%22mee%20estate%22%20western%20canning&pg=PA424#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=kXQpAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA425&ots=o-gilMlfdW&dq=%22mee%20estate%22%20western%20canning&pg=PA424#v=onepage&q&f=false CRC decision] on trackage in street.
 
  
See
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=iq3mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22anderson%20barngrover%22&pg=RA1-PA6#v=onepage&q=%22anderson%20barngrover%22&f=false October 1920 ]
 
Canning Age magazine for large article on Western Canning and descriptions of its machinery.
 
 
[[Category:Emeryville]]
 
[[Category:Emeryville]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]

Latest revision as of 09:44, 13 December 2014

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

Emeryville
Active

1918-1921
Successors

Virden Packing

Western Canning was a chinese-run Emeryville cannery founded by the Mee family in 1918. The cannery was sold to Virden Packing in 1921, and became Del Monte's plant #35 in 1927.

The plant was spotlighted in the October 1920 Canning Age magazine with a large article on the cannery and its machinery.

An article on the cannery's sale noted that a last worker had written "goodbye" in Chinese and English when he left.

See much more complete information on OaklandWiki.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Emeryville 1918-1921 Park Avenue between Hollis and Watts.

Now site of Pixar.

Details

See also CRC decision on trackage in street.

References