Libby, McNeil and Libby Cannery, a food cannery that was operated in Sacramento, California
The Libby, McNeil and Libby Cannery is a factory in Sacramento built in 1918 with nine red brick buildings that once processed fruits and vegetables. The structures stand closely together in a straightforward industrial design typical of early twentieth-century manufacturing.
The company was founded in 1868 and built this factory in 1918, making it the world's largest canning plant at that time. The operation ceased in 1982 after nearly seventy years of continuous production.
The cannery employed many local families and shaped the community around it for generations. The site remains a reminder of Sacramento's role in early American food production and the workers who made it possible.
The site sits easily accessible on Stockton Boulevard near Alhambra Street in Sacramento. The buildings now house offices and businesses, with limited public access depending on current occupants and programming.
The factory primarily employed women during its operation and provided them with rare benefits like worker housing and onsite childcare, a progressive practice for that era. These features were uncommon in the canning industry at the time.
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