Packing Houses, Packing Sheds and Other Industrial Structures in Central and Northern California

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

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

Figure 37. Memco Sales is the former Pacific Fruit Exchange. The track belonged to the CCT. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 37a. The former Pacific Fruit Exchange in October 2010. (Lancaster photo)

Figure 38. J.W. Mumbert Concrete Pipe Company was on the CCT. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 38a. J.W. Mumbert Concrete Pipe Company in the mid-1970s. The view is looking north on Seaton St. with Mulbert pipe in foreground and Pacific Fruit Exhange and Robinson's feed in the background. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 39. Ed. Spiekerman Concrete Products was on the west side of the SP. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 40. Allstate Packers, shown here in 1970, was served on this side by Central California Traction and on the opposite side by SP. (Gene Martin collection)

Figure 41.The second photo shows a close-up of the loading dock on the CCT side. (Gene Martin collection)

Figure 42. The location of the All-State packing house is now occupied by M&R Packing Company. One of their modern buildings is shown here in a 2006 photo. (Jim Lancaster photo)

Figure 43. Foster & Wood is the former Lodi Canning Company. It was served by both the SP and CCT. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 43a. Foster & Wood lettering in October 2010. (Jim Lancaster photo)

Figure 44. Foster & Wood became Stokely Van Camp sometime in the 1950s. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 45. Stokely Van Camp, shown here, was purchased by Pacific Coast Producers in 1971-72. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 45a. Pacific Coast Producers in October 2010. (Jim Lancaster photo)

Figure 46. Beckman Fruit Packing Company in the mid-1970s. The view is looking south on Stockton St. just south of Tokay. The CCT track is behind the packing house. (Gene Martin photo)

Figure 47. The former Beckman Fruit Packing Company in July 2011 (Jim Lancaster photo).

Figure 48. The opposite end of the former Beckman Fruit Packing Company in July 2011 (Jim Lancaster photo).

Figure 49. This photo of a Lodi packing shed was taken in the late 1970s. The location is believed to be near Turner Rd. on Sacramento St., i.e., near the top of Figure 1. (J.A. Hoag photo, Gene Martin collection)

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