Flickinger Cannery

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Summary
Business Details
Primary Business Cannery
Dates 1886 - 1920's

Summary

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1886, 1896, 1922 ???
San Jose 1893, 1907 Berryessa Road

Details

Berryessa. Started in 1886 by J. H. Flickinger. "When he bought the land in 1880 for his orchard and cannery it was in pasture, grain and mustard, and honeycombed by squirrels and gophers."

When he bought the land in 1880 for his orchard and cannery it was in pasture, grain and mustard, and honeycombed by squirrels and gophers.) Flickinger died in 1898. Cannery still in business in 1922, though no signs in city directory, does appear in "Canner's directory":http://books.google.com/books?id=9SUyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22Northern+California+Packing+Co.%22+%22mountain+View%22&source=bl&ots=puuN5X0_1J&sig=VdGZn0ktknurompycU3i_o0HkMw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5ZwaUI-3BaLIiwL4uoGwAw&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&f=false