Mountain View Canning Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Mountain View |
| Active |
1918 - 1925 |
| Brands |
Mountain View Growers, Mountain View, Monta Vista, Calgrown, Los Altos, Cheff. |
The Mountain View Cannery was a cannery in Mountain View, California. Yasutano Oku and Masa and Naosuke Tsumura purchased the canning equipment leased the building in the fall of 1918[1], and also leased the James Center ranch. They used tomatoes and berries purchased from Japanese farmers in Mountain View and Sunnyvale. The group couldn't lease the land in 1921 because of new anti-immigrant laws.
By 1920, the cannery was being run by G. E. Cousins[2].
The company merged with Sutow's Foothill Canning Company of San Mateo County. Idle in 1923 and 1924, bought by R.G. Fontana in 1925 who held the mortgage.
In 1934, the water tanks above the building fell and crashed through the buildings, destroying the canning floor. Ray McAfee, the manager, declared at the time that the plant would be torn down completely and rebuilt that year[3].
1904 Sanborn maps show the site was formerly used by the "Mountain View Winery".
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 1919, 1921 | Evelyn Street east of Castro Street |
Listed as "Front St" on Sanborn map. |
References
- ↑ Cecilia M. Tsu, "Garden of the World"
- ↑ Mountain View Canning Company: California Food Products directory, 1920.
- ↑ When Tanks Wrecked Mountain View Cannery: September 26, 1934 San Jose Evening News.