Di Fiore Canning Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1913-1940 |
| Brands |
Di Fiore, El Marino, Dominetta, Cupertino. |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1913-1940 | San Carlos St. at Leigh Ave. | Torn down and subdivided in 1950's. (RD #6) |
Photos
Di Fiore house, Stevens Creek Road John C. Gordon Panoramic Collection, San Jose State University
Panorama from Di Fiore Roof. John C. Gordon Panoramic Collection, San Jose State University.
area maps from Buena Vista Neighborhood Association.
Details
Stevens Creek at Leigh. 1915 Sanborn shows it immediately opposite Porter (Leigh) Avenue 1922 distributor Walter M. Field & Company, San Francisco.
March 21, 1939 San Jose News article on Charlie Lum, watchman at cannery, says that he'd worked for Dominic DiFiore when he worked for California Packing Corporation, and came along to DiFiore when DiFiore started the company.
Fire destroyed the cannery on or before July 24, 1915 according to Insurance Press and article in San Jose Evening News, July 24 1915 Temporary structure would be built for peach crop.
Closed in 1940, torn down for subdivision in 1950.
San Francisco Call, October 25, 1895 : "Fruit warehouse of Frank D. Fiore at Berryessa burned at an early hour this morning. About five carloads of prunes were destroyed."
See also Buena Vista Neighborhood History
Lawsuit over failure to deliver apricots to Di Fiore.