A. Block

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Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

Santa Clara
Active

1896-1930's

Abram Block was a fresh fruit packer in the Santa Clara Valley. The company was founded by Abram Block, an early California pioneer, and former banker. Block moved to California after reversals in mining stocks[1]. The company was located on the northwest side of Santa Clara, and shipped 500 to 900 carloads of fruit a year. His plant was billed as the "largest deciduous packing house in the world." The company employed 75 people during the summer of 1932[2].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Santa Clara 1896, 1900 1896 San Jose City Directory

References