Sun Garden Packing
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1939 - 1996 |
Sun Garden Packing was a tomato, vegetable, and fruit canner in San Jose. The company operated from 1939 to 1996, finally closing because the fields had moved far away from the cannery[1]. Their cannery on South First Street burned down in 2002[2].
Sun Garden was founded by the DiNaopoli family[3] in 1939 canning apricots in a former distillery. The company bought the former Bisceglia Brothers cannery on South First Street in 1948. The company specialized in tomato packing; in later years, the site was used by the American Can Company.
The South First Street cannery was towards the back of the lot along the pre-1935 Southern Pacific main line tracks. The area along South First Street held worker housing and other businesses; by the 1960's, the company had torn these down, and opened the land for commercial businesses along the busy street.[4].
A 1941 video shows the harvest and packing of asparagus at Sun Garden[5]
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1948-1996 | 1598 Monterey Highway |
References
- ↑ Sun Garden finally closed on May 9, 1996 according to San Jose Mercury News article
- ↑ Former Tomato Cannery in S.J. Damaged By Fire, Cause Being Investigated: February 9, 2002 San Jose Mercury News
- ↑ DiNapoli family history
- ↑ Flickr photo from user JAB88 showing former Sun Garden property and quoting from environmental impact report for new construction.
- ↑ Sun Garden Packing Company Asparagus Production (1941). At YouTube.