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The '''Presidio Fruit Canning Company''' was a cannery in San Francisco in existence around 1906. The company's plant was destroyed in the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. News reports after the earthquake measure their pre-disaster capacity as 100,000 cases a year<ref>General Merchandise: [http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5086399 July 5, 1906 Adelaide (Australia) Advertiser]. "According to San Francisco mail advices, the destruction of the following fruit canneries is reported: ... Presidio Fruit Canning Company, capacity 100,000 cases...".</ref>. | The '''Presidio Fruit Canning Company''' was a cannery in San Francisco in existence around 1906. The company's plant was destroyed in the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. News reports after the earthquake measure their pre-disaster capacity as 100,000 cases a year<ref>General Merchandise: [http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5086399 July 5, 1906 Adelaide (Australia) Advertiser]. "According to San Francisco mail advices, the destruction of the following fruit canneries is reported: ... Presidio Fruit Canning Company, capacity 100,000 cases...".</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 22:35, 6 February 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Francisco |
| Active |
1906 |
The Presidio Fruit Canning Company was a cannery in San Francisco in existence around 1906. The company's plant was destroyed in the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. News reports after the earthquake measure their pre-disaster capacity as 100,000 cases a year[1].
The name may be a mangling of the Precita Canning Company, founded by Sai Yin Chew in 1890. After the cannery's destruction in the earthquake and fire, the company moved to Alviso and renamed itself the Bayside Canning Company.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1906 | Broadway and Sansome[2] |
References
- ↑ General Merchandise: July 5, 1906 Adelaide (Australia) Advertiser. "According to San Francisco mail advices, the destruction of the following fruit canneries is reported: ... Presidio Fruit Canning Company, capacity 100,000 cases...".
- ↑ Large Losses Reviewed: [July 18, 1906 San Francisco Call]. "Presidio was insured by Royal Caledonian of Niagra, New York.