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| − | + | '''Sewall Brown and Company''' was an apricot and prune pit processor, run for many years by Sewall Brown. The facility had been a "dried fruit packing plant":/view/gem_city_packing_company originally, but was sold to Sunsweet and spent most of its life breaking up apricot pits. | |
| − | A great article from the [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1211,1841413&dq=cannery+los+gatos&hl=en July 23, 1928 San Jose Evening News] | + | A great article from the San Jose Evening News describes the business and includes a choice interview with Mr. Brown himself<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1211,1841413&dq=cannery+los+gatos&hl=en July 23, 1928 San Jose Evening News] </ref>. |
See also [http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2011/11/gem-city-packing-becomes-sunsweet.html Places I Won't Model: Sewall Brown And Co":http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2011/05/places-i-wont-model-sewall-brown-co.html and the "history of the Gem City Packing house] | See also [http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2011/11/gem-city-packing-becomes-sunsweet.html Places I Won't Model: Sewall Brown And Co":http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2011/05/places-i-wont-model-sewall-brown-co.html and the "history of the Gem City Packing house] | ||
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| − | | Vasona || 1934 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Winchester%20Ave,Vasona Winchester Ave] || | + | | Vasona || 1934 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Winchester%20Ave,Vasona Winchester Ave] || Just south of the current Netflix offices |
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| + | Ad in Jan 1 1934 San Jose News: Apricot Shells: Summer rate 50 cents per ton in pile - bring your sacks - or 25c per yard in bulk. | ||
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[[Category:Vasona]] | [[Category:Vasona]] | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 13 December 2014
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Vasona |
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~1934 - ~1950's |
Sewall Brown and Company was an apricot and prune pit processor, run for many years by Sewall Brown. The facility had been a "dried fruit packing plant":/view/gem_city_packing_company originally, but was sold to Sunsweet and spent most of its life breaking up apricot pits.
A great article from the San Jose Evening News describes the business and includes a choice interview with Mr. Brown himself[1].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| Vasona | 1934 | Winchester Ave | Just south of the current Netflix offices |
Photos
Details
Ad in Jan 1 1934 San Jose News: Apricot Shells: Summer rate 50 cents per ton in pile - bring your sacks - or 25c per yard in bulk.