Mountain View Canning Company

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Summary
Business Details
Primary Town Mountain View
Primary Business Cannery

Summary

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Mountain View 1919, 1921 Evelyn Street east of Castro Street

Details

Site was Mountain View Winery on 1904 Sanborn map.

According to "Garden of the World" by Cecilia M. Tsu, equipment purchased and building leased by Yasutano Oku and Masa and Naosuke Tsumura in fall of 1918, as well as James Center ranch. Canned 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. 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.