Alba Canning Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1918 - 1921 |
| Successors |
Santa Clara Valley Canning Company |
Alba Canning Company was a cannery owned by Anthony Greco, the developer of multiple canning and food processing businesses. [ The company started in 1918][1], and was sold in 1921 to Japanese fruit and vegetable growers as the Santa Clara Produce Company[2]. Their plant was at Eighth and Jackson. The plant was later used by Santa Clara Valley Canning Company, supposedly run by the same principals (Gaspare and Anthony Greco)[3]. Output primarily went to the east coast, with apricots going to England.
Edith Daley visited Alba Canning in 1919, and wrote a column for the August 1, 1919 San Jose Evening News. She noted that the company was canning 900 cases of apricots a days with only 130 employees, and was outgrowing its current plant. She also noted that the brothers ran another cannery in Santa Clara.
The name literally translated to "dawn of the day", with a Latin definition closer to first. Anthony Greco described it as "top", with cafefully packed products and laquered and lithographed cans.
The plant was on two acres of land, "stretching to Ninth Street", and partially planted in 6,000 pepperocini plants.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 1918-1921 | Eighth St. and Jackson Ave. | On block between 8th, 9th, Taylor, and Jackson[4] |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1919 | Cited in Edith Daley column. |
References
- ↑ Anthony Greco biography, History of Santa Clara County
- ↑ Japs Purchase S.J. Cannery: March 7, 1921 San Jose Evening News]. Sale price was $65,000.
- ↑ Gaspare Greco in Eugene T. Sawyers, "History of Santa Clara County,California", Historic Record Co. , 1922. page 1603
- ↑ Japantown Atlas: San Jose's Japantown, 1940