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| − | '''Ferrara Meat Company''' was a San Jose slaughterhouse founded by Philip Ferrara in 1946. The company's plant was near Zanker and Trimble roads. The company slaughtered 300 cows a day up through 1992, but switched to trucking in meat slaughtered elsewhere<ref>Kelly Luker, Where's the Beef? [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/11.02.95/meat-9544.html November 2, 1995 Metroactive Newspaper.]</ref>. The owners sold the property in 1996, but continued to raise cattle in other parts of California<ref>Meat Company Lands a Cash Cow: [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/02/story1.html?page=all September 1, 1996 Silicon Valley Business Journal].</ref> | + | '''Ferrara Meat Company''' was a San Jose slaughterhouse founded by Philip Ferrara in 1946. The company's plant was near Zanker and Trimble roads. The company slaughtered 300 cows a day up through 1992, but switched to trucking in meat slaughtered elsewhere<ref>Kelly Luker, Where's the Beef? [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/11.02.95/meat-9544.html November 2, 1995 Metroactive Newspaper.]</ref>. The owners sold the property in 1996, but continued to raise cattle in other parts of California<ref>Meat Company Lands a Cash Cow: [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/02/story1.html?page=all September 1, 1996 Silicon Valley Business Journal].</ref> |
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| San Jose || || Zanker and Trimble Road<ref>Aerial view of property. In Ferrara Meat Uses System/32 Computer: [http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/minicomputers/11/404 Computer History Museum exhibit].</ref> || | | San Jose || || Zanker and Trimble Road<ref>Aerial view of property. In Ferrara Meat Uses System/32 Computer: [http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/minicomputers/11/404 Computer History Museum exhibit].</ref> || | ||
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[[Category:Slaughterhouse]] | [[Category:Slaughterhouse]] | ||
[[Category:North San Jose]] | [[Category:North San Jose]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:35, 16 July 2014
| Business |
Slaughterhouse |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1946 - 1996 |
Ferrara Meat Company was a San Jose slaughterhouse founded by Philip Ferrara in 1946. The company's plant was near Zanker and Trimble roads. The company slaughtered 300 cows a day up through 1992, but switched to trucking in meat slaughtered elsewhere[1]. The owners sold the property in 1996, but continued to raise cattle in other parts of California[2]
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | Zanker and Trimble Road[3] |
References
- ↑ Kelly Luker, Where's the Beef? November 2, 1995 Metroactive Newspaper.
- ↑ Meat Company Lands a Cash Cow: September 1, 1996 Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- ↑ Aerial view of property. In Ferrara Meat Uses System/32 Computer: Computer History Museum exhibit.