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Bayside Cannery


CITY OF
SAN JOSE
CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY
BAYSIDE CANNERY
ca 1906
Established ca. 1906, Bayside Canning Company
expanded to become the third largest cannery in
the United States by 1931. Under the leadership of
Thomas Foon Chew, Bayside was the first cannery
in the world to can green asparagus. The main
building seen today was constructed in 1929


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