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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]]. Bayside hired exclusively Chinese and Chinese-American workers through the 1920's<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24345 Alviso History]</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> Walter M. Field & Company was the distributor for the company in 1922. Thomas died in 1931; the cannery closed in 1936. |
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 8 March 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Alviso |
| Active |
1906 - 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[1].) Bayside hired exclusively Chinese and Chinese-American workers through the 1920's[2] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alviso | 1906-1936 | 1200 Hope Street at Elizabeth. |
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.