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| primary_town = Alviso | | primary_town = Alviso | ||
| primary_dates = 1906 - 1936 | | primary_dates = 1906 - 1936 | ||
| + | | brands = Bohemian, Calfruit, Calico, Gondolier, Precita, Snow Peak | ||
| + | | predecessors = [[Precita Canning Company]] | ||
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| − | '''Bayside Canning Company''' was a large cannery in Alviso, California, starting as a tomato cannery, but eventually specializing in asparagus. The company was founded by Thomas Foon Chew, who had taken over his father's San Francisco-based [[Precita Canning Company]]. (A separate story, mentioned in a history essay, claims that Thomas's father, Sai Yin Chew, rebuilt the cannery but that Thomas joined soon after and helped it expand<ref>Rosalinda Oneto, [http://www.californiapioneers.com/essay_contests/june_2010/PDFs/RosalindaOneto.pdf A. P. Giannini: The San Jose and Alviso Years and the Oneto Family]</ref>.) Bayside hired exclusively Chinese and Chinese-American workers through the 1920's<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24345 Alviso History]. Society of California Pioneers essay contest, June 2010.</ref> Walter M. Field & Company was the distributor for the company in 1922. Thomas died in 1931; the cannery closed in 1936. | + | '''Bayside Canning Company''' was a large cannery in Alviso, California, starting as a tomato cannery, but eventually specializing in asparagus. The company was founded by Thomas Foon Chew, who had taken over his father's San Francisco-based [[Precita Canning Company]]. (A separate story, mentioned in a history essay, claims that Thomas's father, Sai Yin Chew, rebuilt the cannery but that Thomas joined soon after and helped it expand<ref>Rosalinda Oneto, [http://www.californiapioneers.com/essay_contests/june_2010/PDFs/RosalindaOneto.pdf A. P. Giannini: The San Jose and Alviso Years and the Oneto Family]</ref>.) Bayside hired exclusively Chinese and Chinese-American workers through the 1920's<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24345 Alviso History]. Society of California Pioneers essay contest, June 2010.</ref> |
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| + | The company also had a cannery in Mayfield<ref>Bayside Canning: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3071898?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 California Food Products directory]. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.</ref>. | ||
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| + | Thomas Foon was vice president and manager in 1920<ref>Bayside Canning: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3071898?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 California Food Products directory]. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.</ref>; Walter M. Field & Company was the distributor for the company in 1922. | ||
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| + | Thomas died in 1931; the cannery closed in 1936. | ||
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| Alviso || 1906-1936 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1200%20Hope%20Street%20at%20Elizabeth.,Alviso 1200 Hope Street at Elizabeth.] || | | Alviso || 1906-1936 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1200%20Hope%20Street%20at%20Elizabeth.,Alviso 1200 Hope Street at Elizabeth.] || | ||
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Revision as of 02:54, 16 January 2015
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Alviso |
| Active |
1906 - 1936 |
| Brands |
Bohemian, Calfruit, Calico, Gondolier, Precita, Snow Peak |
| Predecessors |
Precita Canning Company |
Bayside Canning Company was a large cannery in Alviso, California, starting as a tomato cannery, but eventually specializing in asparagus. The company was founded by Thomas Foon Chew, who had taken over his father's San Francisco-based Precita Canning Company. (A separate story, mentioned in a history essay, claims that Thomas's father, Sai Yin Chew, rebuilt the cannery but that Thomas joined soon after and helped it expand[1].) Bayside hired exclusively Chinese and Chinese-American workers through the 1920's[2]
The company also had a cannery in Mayfield[3].
Thomas Foon was vice president and manager in 1920[4]; Walter M. Field & Company was the distributor for the company in 1922.
Thomas died in 1931; the cannery closed in 1936.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| Alviso | 1906-1936 | 1200 Hope Street at Elizabeth. | |
| Mayfield | 1920 |
Photos
Bayside Canning, recent photo of abandoned building
References
- ↑ Rosalinda Oneto, A. P. Giannini: The San Jose and Alviso Years and the Oneto Family
- ↑ Alviso History. Society of California Pioneers essay contest, June 2010.
- ↑ Bayside Canning: California Food Products directory. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.
- ↑ Bayside Canning: California Food Products directory. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.