Schuckl Cannery
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Sunnyvale |
| Active |
1919-1962 |
| Aliases |
Schuckl and Company |
| Predecessors |
Sunnyvale Canneries |
| Successors |
California Canners and Growers |
Schuckl and Company was a major San Francisco area canner initially operated by Max Schuckl, an Austrian immigrant[1][2]. The company started in Niles, California, both canning and packing dried fruit. The company was noted as packing cherries in May 1922[3] The company expanded to Sunnyvale when they purchased Sunnyvale Canneries in 1925[4]. Fred Drew was the manager of both the Sunnyvale and Niles canneries in 1928[5].
After World War II, Schuckl bought the former United States Products cannery on Moorpark at Race, then being used by American Home Foods to produce Clapp's Baby Food. Schuckl was sold to California Canners and Growers in 1963.
Schuckl's Sunnyvale cannery continued to operate well into the late 20th century. A 1956 lawsuit against the company accused them of responsibility in a grade crossing accident at Fair Oaks Ave. because the cannery stacked too many boxes near the road. The lawsuit also describes the track arrangement and plant arrangement[6].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niles | 1919 | ||
| San Jose | 1945 | 570 Race Street |
Leased former U.S. Products cannery. |
| Sunnyvale | 1925-1962 | 182 South Fairoaks Avenue |
Offices and main cannery. Designed by William Wurster. |
Photos
Shuckl Cannery Office (William Wurster, architect) Sunnyvale Library
References
- ↑ Personal Mention and Notes: June 1921 Western Canner and Packer. "Mac Schuckl, head of Schuckl & Company, San Francisco and New York, returned to San Francisco from Europe, via New York, during the first week of May.
- ↑ Max G. Schuckl, Alameda CA. 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Schuckl lived at 828 Laurel St. in San Francisco, and listed his job as "broker, canned products". He immigrated in 1907.
- ↑ California Canneries: May 1922 Western Canner and Packer.
- ↑ Heritage Resource Designations for Southwood and Fairorchard Neighborhoods (2008-0296), City of Sunnyvale, May 12, 2009.
- ↑ Niles Notes: July 20, 1928 Hayward Review.
- ↑ Pennington vs. Southern Pacific Co., [http://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/146/605.html California Court of Appeals first district, division 2, case #16675 , December 5, 1956. The appeal includes details of track arrangements, signaling, and operations on the San Francisco commute trains.