From: Hunt's CA Canned Fruit
From: Hunt's CA Canned Fruit |
The Hunt Brothers Cannery
in Hayward, California
One of the first businesses to start in the city of Hayward was the Hunt's Cannery.
The cannery opened in Hayward in 1895 by brothers Joseph and William Hunt. The Hunt brothers dreamt of building a great cannery where they would be able to can such products as tomatoes and peaches.
The cannery existed in Hayward for about one hundred years. Within those years, many people that lived in Hayward worked at the cannery. Not only that, but people would come from far away to work at Hunt's. Some people came from as far away as Oklahoma and Mexico. People came to work at Hunt's because the pay was good and it was a friendly place to work.
The Hunt's Cannery closed in 1981, but even today many people still remember it. The City of Hayward even has a park called Cannery Park in the Burbank Neighborhood.
So next time you pick up a bottle of Hunt's ketchup remember that it all started here in Hayward!
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