San Martin Cannery
San Martin Cannery
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Martin |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Martin | 1930, 1932, 1946 | Monterey Highway | site named in May 14, 1946 San Jose News article on grass fire.
Burned to the ground in 1932. |
Details
Owner in 1930 was R.G. Mussolino. According to the August 25, 1930 San Jose Evening News, he fell on a Monterey golf course and broke his collarbone.
Burned in April 1932 according to the San Jose News, April 7, 1932 Cannery had not been in operation since the tomato pack six months before. The foreman at the time of the fire was Sully De Carlo, and the plant owned by R. G. Mussolino. The cannery itself was erected in 1907, originally as winery that was part of California Wine Association. The April 12, 1932 Oakland Tribune reported that the fire wiped out the main building and machinery of their plant located on the Monterey Highway, with damages estimated at $25,000 and the loss of 5,000 cases of canned goods.
May 14, 1946 San Jose Evening News reports on a fire on land owned by the San Martin Canning Company which burned an acre of land.