Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Sugar Beet Factory near Santa Ana California Vintage Postcard


SUGAR FACTORY IN SANTA ANA : How Sweet It Was

ORANGE COUNTY CALENDAR: ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, LEISURE | Then
and Now

October 31, 1999|STEVE EMMONS
James Irvine, the Orange County mega-rancher, didn't like the price he was getting for his sugar beets, so in 1911 he formed a co-op and built his own sugar factory just outside Santa Ana.
It was the Southern California Sugar Co., a three-story brick edifice designed and built by Dyer Co. of Cincinnati.
The factory became such a notable Santa Ana landmark that picture postcards, above, were printed, sold and proudly mailed to relatives back East

1 comment:

Christine H. said...

I wonder if the building is still there...I'm guessing not.

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