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{{Infobox_Industry
| title = Summary
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| primary_business = Dried Fruit Packer
| header1 = Business Details
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| primary_town = San Jose
| label2 = Primary Town
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| primary_dates = 1935-late 1960's
| data2 = San Jose, CA
 
| label3 = Primary Business
 
| data3 = Dried Fruit Packer
 
| label5 = Dates
 
| data5 = 1935-late 1960's
 
 
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==Summary==
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'''Abinante and Nola''' was a small independent dried fruit packer in San Jose.  Abinante
Small independent dried fruit packer in San Jose.  Abinante
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and Nola appeared just after the crash of the early 1930'sSam
and Nola appeared just after the crash of the early 1930's; Sam
 
 
Abinante, a former [[California Packing Corporation]] buyer, handled the
 
Abinante, a former [[California Packing Corporation]] buyer, handled the
business side, and Frank Nola handled the production side. Abinante
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business side, and Frank Nola handled the production side. The company operated as a partnership.
and Nola was interesting because they switched between several packing
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Abinante
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and Nola switched between several packing
 
houses in the Santa Clara Valley during their lifetime, often taking
 
houses in the Santa Clara Valley during their lifetime, often taking
 
over properties either from packers that were going under or needed
 
over properties either from packers that were going under or needed
 
more space.
 
more space.
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The company initially started packing in a barn on the Nola property in the Berryessa district, but quickly moved to the former West Side co-operative site on Stevens Creek Road.  The pair sold 2,000 tons of apricots and prunes in 1939, valued at $150,000<ref>Abinante and Nola et. al. vs Warehousemen's Union,[https://books.google.com/books?id=oazizuza8AsC&lpg=PA1297&ots=KVv6tm2FdN&dq=%22winchester%20dried%20fruit%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=PA1295#v=onepage&q=%22winchester%20dried%20fruit%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false Orders of the National Labor Relations Board] Volume 26.  Case C-1456 and R-1530 Decided August 24, 1940.</ref>.  The Cupertino plant burned to the ground in 1940<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e2IiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wasFAAAAIBAJ&dq=packing&pg=1467%2C1925106 May 19, 1940 according to May 20, 1940 San Jose Evening News]</ref>.
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The company next occupied a building on the north side of the San Jose yards along Ryland Street, purchasing the building in 1944<ref> Bought 5/12/1944 from SP for $10, deed in book 1212 pg 80 of
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Santa Clara County Clerk/Recorder, agreed by SP 12/28/1943).</ref>.  The company also did foundation work that year and added a new canopy over the loading dock in 1949.  The Ryland Street address was also the official business address; a lease of another property indicated rent was to be paid at the office on Ryland St.
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The company also occupied multiple buildings on San Jose's west side.  Abinante and Nola purchased 385 Sunol Street from the Western Pacific Railroad in 1945, and leased the building soon after to [[Drenton Packing]]<ref>Bought from WP 6/29/1945 for $10.  Leased to [[Drenton Packing]]
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12/31/1945, book 1401, pg 353, December 31, 1946.  Lease cancelled 6/19/1948.</ref>
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Abinante and Nola also occupied the former [[Pacific Fruit Products]] packing house at 740 West San Carlos Street.
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See a [http://www.vasonabranch.com/railroad/abinantenola.html full history] of Abinante and Nola.
  
See a [http://www.vasonabranch.com/railroad/abinantenola.html full history] of Abinante and Nola on Robert's web site at www.vasonabranch.com.
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In 1962, Abinante and Nola's workers, like the other dried fruit packers in San Jose, were represented by the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union<ref>[http://archive.ilwu.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/19620810.pdf "Buy Union Says San Jose Local #11"] August 10, 1962 ILWU Dispatcher.  </ref>.
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Abinante and Nola relocated to Fairfield in the late 1960's.
  
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==
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! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
 
! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
 
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| San Jose, CA || 1934-1940 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4747%20Stevens%20Creek%20Blvd.%2C%20San%20Jose,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 4747 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose ||  
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| San Jose, CA || 1934-1940 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4747%20Stevens%20Creek%20Blvd.%2C%20San%20Jose,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 4747 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose] || Near Woodhams Road.  Former West Side co-op.
 
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| San Jose, CA || 1944-1949 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=200%20Ryland%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 200 Ryland Street ||  
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| San Jose, CA || 1944-1949 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=200%20Ryland%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 200 Ryland Street] || Former Inderrieden plant.
 
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| San Jose, CA || 1946-1948 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=385%20Sunol%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 385 Sunol Street ||  
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| San Jose, CA || 1946-1948 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=385%20Sunol%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 385 Sunol Street] || Canning plant.  Sold to Drenton.
 
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| San Jose, CA || 1949-1950  || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=740%20West%20San%20Carlos%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 740 West San Carlos Street ||  
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| San Jose, CA || 1949-1950  || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=740%20West%20San%20Carlos%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 740 West San Carlos Street] || Former Pacific Fruit Products.
 
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| San Jose, CA || 1950-1966 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=831%20Sunol%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 831 Sunol Street ||  
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| San Jose, CA || 1950-1966 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=831%20Sunol%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 831 Sunol Street] || From Track and Time.  Former Mayfair Packing plant according to Sanborn maps.
 
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| San Jose, CA || 1964 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=991%20Sunol%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 991 Sunol Street ||  
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| San Jose, CA || 1964 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=991%20Sunol%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 991 Sunol Street] ||  
 
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==Details==
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==References==
Started on Stevens Creek Road near Acura dealer, moved to Ryland Street. Building permit with their name found in 1944 for foundation work, new canopy added 1949.
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<references/>
 
 
Stevens Creek site burned
 
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e2IiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wasFAAAAIBAJ&dq=packing&pg=1467%2C1925106 May 19, 1940 according to May 20, 1940 San Jose Evening News]
 
200 Ryland Street  Bought 5/12/1944 from SP for $10, deed in book 1212 pg 80 of
 
      Santa Clara County Clerk/Recorder, agreed by SP 12/28/1943).
 
      200 Ryland was the business&#8217;s office in 1946; a lease signed
 
      in 1946 said that rent was to be paid there.
 
 
 
385 Sunol Street
 
      Bought from WP 6/29/1945 for $10.  Leased to [Drenton Packing]
 
      12/31/1945, book 1401, pg 353, December 31, 1946.  Lease cancelled
 
      6/19/1948.
 
  
740 W. San Carlos:
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[[Category:West San Jose]]
      Originally [Pacific Fruit Products ]packing house.  Grader on
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[[Category:San Jose]]
      fourth floor, bins and grader on third, bins and processor on 2nd,
 
      sulfur house on 3rd, box and shook separate. Unchanged from 1915.
 
[[Category:San Jose, CA]]
 
 
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]
 
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]

Latest revision as of 06:30, 28 January 2020

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1935-late 1960's

Abinante and Nola was a small independent dried fruit packer in San Jose. Abinante and Nola appeared just after the crash of the early 1930's. Sam Abinante, a former California Packing Corporation buyer, handled the business side, and Frank Nola handled the production side. The company operated as a partnership.

Abinante and Nola switched between several packing houses in the Santa Clara Valley during their lifetime, often taking over properties either from packers that were going under or needed more space. The company initially started packing in a barn on the Nola property in the Berryessa district, but quickly moved to the former West Side co-operative site on Stevens Creek Road. The pair sold 2,000 tons of apricots and prunes in 1939, valued at $150,000[1]. The Cupertino plant burned to the ground in 1940[2].

The company next occupied a building on the north side of the San Jose yards along Ryland Street, purchasing the building in 1944[3]. The company also did foundation work that year and added a new canopy over the loading dock in 1949. The Ryland Street address was also the official business address; a lease of another property indicated rent was to be paid at the office on Ryland St.

The company also occupied multiple buildings on San Jose's west side. Abinante and Nola purchased 385 Sunol Street from the Western Pacific Railroad in 1945, and leased the building soon after to Drenton Packing[4] Abinante and Nola also occupied the former Pacific Fruit Products packing house at 740 West San Carlos Street.

See a full history of Abinante and Nola.

In 1962, Abinante and Nola's workers, like the other dried fruit packers in San Jose, were represented by the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union[5]. Abinante and Nola relocated to Fairfield in the late 1960's.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose, CA 1934-1940 4747 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose Near Woodhams Road. Former West Side co-op.
San Jose, CA 1944-1949 200 Ryland Street Former Inderrieden plant.
San Jose, CA 1946-1948 385 Sunol Street Canning plant. Sold to Drenton.
San Jose, CA 1949-1950 740 West San Carlos Street Former Pacific Fruit Products.
San Jose, CA 1950-1966 831 Sunol Street From Track and Time. Former Mayfair Packing plant according to Sanborn maps.
San Jose, CA 1964 991 Sunol Street

References

  1. Abinante and Nola et. al. vs Warehousemen's Union,Orders of the National Labor Relations Board Volume 26. Case C-1456 and R-1530 Decided August 24, 1940.
  2. May 19, 1940 according to May 20, 1940 San Jose Evening News
  3. Bought 5/12/1944 from SP for $10, deed in book 1212 pg 80 of Santa Clara County Clerk/Recorder, agreed by SP 12/28/1943).
  4. Bought from WP 6/29/1945 for $10. Leased to Drenton Packing 12/31/1945, book 1401, pg 353, December 31, 1946. Lease cancelled 6/19/1948.
  5. "Buy Union Says San Jose Local #11" August 10, 1962 ILWU Dispatcher.