Difference between revisions of "Sunnyvale Canneries"
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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 Sunnyvale Canneries plant was located at Fair Oaks Ave. and the railroad tracks. | ||
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In 1908, the company employed four hundred people in a season and bought $102,000 in cherries - about half of the cannery's capacity. In good years, the company would also ship seventy five carloads of cherries to be made into maraschino cherries<ref>What Do You Say To This? [http://books.google.com/books?id=jLQRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA993&ots=NzecrzaufK&dq=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&pg=PA993#v=onepage&q=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&f=false 1908 Sunset Magazine]. Development section article on the town of Sunnyvalue</ref>The companys 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]. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]])</ref>. | In 1908, the company employed four hundred people in a season and bought $102,000 in cherries - about half of the cannery's capacity. In good years, the company would also ship seventy five carloads of cherries to be made into maraschino cherries<ref>What Do You Say To This? [http://books.google.com/books?id=jLQRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA993&ots=NzecrzaufK&dq=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&pg=PA993#v=onepage&q=%22sunnyvale%20canneries%22%20hooke&f=false 1908 Sunset Magazine]. Development section article on the town of Sunnyvalue</ref>The companys 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]. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and [[California Peach and Fig Growers]])</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 28 December 2014
| 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.
In 1908, the company employed four hundred people in a season and bought $102,000 in cherries - about half of the cannery's capacity. In good years, the company would also ship seventy five carloads of cherries to be made into maraschino cherries[2]The companys company was also given permission to sell fresh (green) peaches by the California Peach and Fig Growers in 1921[3].
Hooke declared bankruptcy in 1922, with $20,000 owed to A.V. Hooke, $26,000 to the Bank of Italy in San Francisco, and $19,000 to the Bank of Italy in Sunnyvale, and just enough assets to pay the debts[4]. The company was sold to Schuckl Cannery in 1925[5]. Schuckl extended the facility, adding a warehouse, cooling plant, day-care, and cottages.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| San Francisco | 1920 | 268 Market Street[6] | |
| Sunnyvale | 1907-1925 | Fair Oaks Avenue |
References
- ↑ Bruntz, History of Los Gatos
- ↑ What Do You Say To This? 1908 Sunset Magazine. Development section article on the town of Sunnyvalue
- ↑ "These Shippers Have Signed with Peach and Fig Growers", Associated Grower magaine, July 1921. (Magazine published by California Associated Raisin Company and California Peach and Fig Growers)
- ↑ Cannery Man Bankrupt: May 19, 1922 Retail Grocer's Advocate.
- ↑ Sunnyvale City Council, Heritage Resource Nominations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods, May 12, 2009. References purchase of Sunnyvale Canneries.
- ↑ Shippers signed with the Peach and Fig Growers: 1921 Associated Grower Magazine.