Difference between revisions of "Costa Canning"
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| + | Early San Jose canner, located on Monterey Highway south of downtown San Jose. The historical record says little about their canning business, but a bit more on the principals. The manager, Louis Costa, died from a shotgun blast when he bumped the gun while driving. | ||
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=nKxKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PT186&lpg=PT186&dq=%22Costa+canning%22+san+jose&source=bl&ots=FledbhcjGS&sig=pHYAWXxcKKfmz5jS0yw9hZZPrtQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j-IKUtWOCpKByQHd0ICgCw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Costa%20canning%22%20san%20jose&f=false 1911 San Jose City Directory]. | [http://books.google.com/books?id=nKxKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PT186&lpg=PT186&dq=%22Costa+canning%22+san+jose&source=bl&ots=FledbhcjGS&sig=pHYAWXxcKKfmz5jS0yw9hZZPrtQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j-IKUtWOCpKByQHd0ICgCw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Costa%20canning%22%20san%20jose&f=false 1911 San Jose City Directory]. | ||
| − | The [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19080916.2.23 September 16, 1908 Los Angeles Herald] mentions that a car owned by Roy Costa, owner of the Costa Canning Company, hit and killed a boy on Golden Gate Ave. in San | + | The [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19080916.2.23 September 16, 1908 Los Angeles Herald] mentions that a car owned by Roy Costa, owner of the Costa Canning Company, hit and killed a boy on Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. The car was driven by Edward Oswald, age 15, but he said that Lewis Costa, brother of the owner, was in the car at the time. "Oswald says that after the machine struck young Barlow he stopped and tried to go back, but was prevented from doing so by Costa, who told him to drive on." |
The [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19101025.2.7&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN------ October 25, 1910 San Francisco Call] reported on Lewis's death: | The [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19101025.2.7&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN------ October 25, 1910 San Francisco Call] reported on Lewis's death: | ||
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The dead man was the brother of James A. Costa, a prominent local banker..." | The dead man was the brother of James A. Costa, a prominent local banker..." | ||
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| + | I wonder if there's a relation to the Costa Brothers drier mentioned in a fruit dispute with the [[Andrews and Coykendall Ham Company]]? [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0q7iQwrhYWUC&dat=19030915&printsec=frontpage&hl=en September 17, 1903 San Jose Evening News] reports "Armed Men Guard a Fruit Drier: Excited orchardists who want pay for prunes sold to Costa Brothers. | ||
[[Category:San Jose]] | [[Category:San Jose]] | ||
[[Category:Cannery]] | [[Category:Cannery]] | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 23 August 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
before 1901 - after 1911 |
Early San Jose canner, located on Monterey Highway south of downtown San Jose. The historical record says little about their canning business, but a bit more on the principals. The manager, Louis Costa, died from a shotgun blast when he bumped the gun while driving.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1904-1911 | Monterey Highway near Stone Avenue | Listed as "2 N of Stone" some years and "4s of Phelan" in 1911. |
Details
Appears in 1901 list of canneries in California Board of Horticultural biennial report.
1909 San Jose City Directory. 1911 San Jose City Directory.
The September 16, 1908 Los Angeles Herald mentions that a car owned by Roy Costa, owner of the Costa Canning Company, hit and killed a boy on Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. The car was driven by Edward Oswald, age 15, but he said that Lewis Costa, brother of the owner, was in the car at the time. "Oswald says that after the machine struck young Barlow he stopped and tried to go back, but was prevented from doing so by Costa, who told him to drive on."
The October 25, 1910 San Francisco Call reported on Lewis's death:
Louis D. Costa, manager of the Costa Canning Company and well known as a composer, was killed this afternoon by the accidental discharge of a shotgun. The tragedy was witnessed by several persons.
Costa bade his wife and children goodbye shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday and climbed into his automobile with an employee, O.G. Zucca, for the purpose of doing some business with a rancher who lives on Stone Avenue. Arriving at this place the hired man jumped out of the machine and opened the gate. Costa started the machine towards this entrance but the turn was not short enough and he was forced to stop and back. As he started ahead again, a shotgun which was resting against his side was discharged and the shot penetrated his abdomen.
The dead man was the brother of James A. Costa, a prominent local banker..."
I wonder if there's a relation to the Costa Brothers drier mentioned in a fruit dispute with the Andrews and Coykendall Ham Company? September 17, 1903 San Jose Evening News reports "Armed Men Guard a Fruit Drier: Excited orchardists who want pay for prunes sold to Costa Brothers.