Summary
The Libby, McNeill and Libby Fruit and Vegetable Cannery was a cannery operated in Sacramento, California by Libby, McNeill, and Libby. The building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Libby McNeill and Libby Fruit and Vegetable Cannery | |
 Entrance to the complex | |
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| Location | 1724 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′52″N 121°27′59″W / 38.56444°N 121.46639°W |
| Area | 8.9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | A.C. Rhoads, Washington J. Miller, others |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002235 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 2, 1982 |
Libby, McNeill and Libby built nine brick structures near the corner of Stockton Boulevard and 31st Street (now Alhambra Boulevard) in 1912.[2] The undertaking was the grand sum of $1 million.[3]
The building was strategically located to provide access to two separate railways and employed around 1,000 workers.[3]
Corresponding with a decline in canned food sales in the US, Libby shut down operations in the early 1980s.[4] A developer purchased the building soon after for $2.5 million and remodeled it into an office complex, some of which was used by state offices, departments of UC Davis Medical Center, and a fitness center. In 1991, it was valued at $30 million.[5] In 2021, the Sacramento Bee moved its editorial offices into the development after seven decades at its headquarters and printing plant at 21st and Q Streets.[6]
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References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register #82002235: Libby, McNeil and Libby Fruit and Vegetable Cannery in Sacramento, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ a b Glover, Mark (28 September 2012). "CAMPBELL SOUP CO. - Canneries on long slide in Sacramento - STATE SEES STEADY DECLINE IN FOOD PROCESSING JOBS". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
- ^ Cony, Ann (14 September 1986). "HARD TIMES FOR FOOD PROCESSORS". The Sacramento Bee. p. D1.
- ^ Hicks, Larry (7 April 1991). "'BUZZ' OATES LOOKS TO SHIFT GEARS - DEVELOPER CONSIDERS MERGER TO LIGHTEN HIS WORKLOAD". The Sacramento Bee. p. H1.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (April 24, 2021). "Sacramento Bee leases space at The Cannery business park". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
