Difference between revisions of "Sunnyvale Canneries"
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| primary_business = Cannery | | primary_business = Cannery | ||
| primary_town = Sunnyvale | | primary_town = Sunnyvale | ||
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| successors = [[Schuckl Cannery]] | | successors = [[Schuckl Cannery]] | ||
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[[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, History of Los Gatos</ref>. | [[George H. Hooke]] after his sale of the [[Los Gatos Canneries]] to [[Hunt Brothers Packing Company]]<ref>Bruntz, History of Los Gatos</ref>. | ||
The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks. The company was sold to [[Schuckl Cannery]] in 1925<ref>Sunnyvale City Council, [http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/NonCouncilReports/hpc-2008-0926.pdf Heritage Resource Nominations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods], May 12, 2009. References purchase of Sunnyvale Canneries.</ref>. Schuckl extended the facility, adding a warehouse, cooling plant, day-care, and cottages. | The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks. The company was sold to [[Schuckl Cannery]] in 1925<ref>Sunnyvale City Council, [http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/NonCouncilReports/hpc-2008-0926.pdf Heritage Resource Nominations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods], May 12, 2009. References purchase of Sunnyvale Canneries.</ref>. Schuckl extended the facility, adding a warehouse, cooling plant, day-care, and cottages. | ||
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| + | The company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the [[California Peach and Fig Growers]] in 1921<ref>These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers, [http://books.google.com/books?id=vp1KAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA47&ots=SiEOY8eXN0&dq=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&pg=RA5-PA47#v=onepage&q=%22Sunnyvale%20Canneries%22&f=false Associated Grower magaine, July 1921]</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 00:52, 24 October 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Sunnyvale |
| Active |
1907-1925 |
| Successors |
Schuckl Cannery |
Sunnyvale Canneries was an early, Sunnyvale-based canner. The company was founded by George H. Hooke after his sale of the Los Gatos Canneries to Hunt Brothers Packing Company[1]. The Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks. The company was sold to Schuckl Cannery in 1925[2]. Schuckl extended the facility, adding a warehouse, cooling plant, day-care, and cottages.
The company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the California Peach and Fig Growers in 1921[3].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale | 1907-1925 | Fair Oaks Avenue |
References
- ↑ Bruntz, History of Los Gatos
- ↑ Sunnyvale City Council, Heritage Resource Nominations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods, May 12, 2009. References purchase of Sunnyvale Canneries.
- ↑ These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers, Associated Grower magaine, July 1921