Historic Packing Houses, Packing Sheds and Other Industrial Structures

Lodi (SP, CCT)

Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 by James E. Lancaster, Ph.D.

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Photos of Packing Houses, Packing Sheds and Other Industrial Structures

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The locations covered on this web page are identified by number on the photo below (Figure 1). 


Figure 1. Locations of packing houses and other structures.

The names associated with each location have changed over the years. Table 1 shows the names as listed in the different sources.


Table 1. Names associated with locations in Figure 1.

Location 6: Barbera Packing Corp.

Figure 18. This 1950s photo shows the Barbera packing house that was served by the SP. It was subsequently destroyed by fire.
(Lodi Library, Gene Martin collection)
Location 7: H.M. Young

Figure 19. The H.M. Young packing shed was built in 1941 just south of the SP freight station. (Gene Martin photo).
 

Figure 20. The H.M. Young packing shed is in the distance in this 1970s photo. Beyond it (behind the box car) is the SP freight station. (Gene Martin collection).
There are models of H.M. Young on the Modeling Lodi web page.
Location 8: R&J Packing Company/Heggblade Marguileas


Figure 21. The south end and Main Street side of the former R&J Packing Company in 2006.  (Jim Lancaster photo)
Figure 22. The track side of the former R&J Packing Company in 2006.  (Jim Lancaster photo)
Location 9: Central California Traction Freight House

Figure 23. The south side of the CCT freight house. The SP  was on the left side and a CCT curved siding on the right.
(Gene Martin photo)

Figure 24. The southeast corner of the CCT freight house. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 25. The southeast corner of the former CCT freight house in July 2006. (Jim Lancaster photo)


Figure 25a. The former CCT freight house in July 2011. (Jim Lancaster photo)


 Figure 26. The southwest corner of the former CCT freight house in August 2006. (Jim Lancaster photo)


Figure 26a. The former CCT freight house in July 2011. (Jim Lancaster photo)
There's a model of the CCT freight station on the Modeling Lodi web page.
Location 10: Barbera Packing Corp.

Barbera Packing moved to a new location next to the CCT freight house following the fire at location 6.  They took over an existing curved packing shed served by the CCT.
Figure 26. Barbera Packing Corp. curved packing shed next to the  CCT freight house. (Gene Martin collection)
Figure 27. Barbera Packing Corp. curved shed. (Gene Martin collection)


Figure 28. Office end of the Barbera Packing Corp. The CCT freight houseis in the background of this early 1970s photo.
(Scott Anderson photo)


Figure 29. Truck loading side of the Barbera Packing Corp. (Scott Anderson photo)



Figure 30. Track side of the Barbera Packing Corp. (Scott Anderson photo)
Figure 31. Barbera Packing Corp. in the early 1970s. (Scott Anderson photo)
Location 11: Robinson Feed Company
Figure 32. Robinsons Feed on Lodi Ave. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 33. Robinsons Feed on Lodi Ave. The siding served by the CCT is visible at the right. (Gene Martin photo)


Figure 34. Robinsons Feed on Lodi Ave. Closer view of the siding. (Gene Martin photo)


Figure 35. Robinsons Feed on Lodi Ave. There were two loading/unloading on the siding. (Gene Martin photo)
There's a model of Robinsons Feed on the Modeling Lodi web page.
Location 12: Roundhouse Tavern

Figure 36. The Roundhouse Tavern, shown her in August 2006, is in the former Piemonte Hotel building. The building at the far right is Robinsons Feed. The CCT freight house is in the distance at the right of the crossing signals. (Jim Lancaster photo)

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Historic Packing Houses and Other Industrial Structures in Southern California

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