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HISTORIC LOOMIS FRUIT GROWERS - B&W
Early this year my husband and I frequented the High Hand Nursery for trees, and in doing so, I discovered what was once the home of the Loomis Fruit Growers and Packers Association. The association was incorporated in 1901 and its central packing plant was constructed in 1926. The High Hand Fruit Sheds employed up to 100 workers in the peak of the seasons and shipped the local fruit to the major markets throughout the country and the world. The fruit sheds still stand and now house the High Hand Nursery. When you go inside and walk through the sheds, though they are now filled with pottery, you can still smell the musty wood and imagine what it was like in times long past.

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Chutes and Pots
Here you can see the chutes that the packed fruit would pass down on.
Fruit Chutes
Another view of the antiquated chutes taken early in the morning.
Garden Art
Here there are rows of garden art stacked and cushioned with bamboo crating.
Jars and Chutes
Here the light was streaming in on both the chutes and glazed jars - what a contrast between the shining glaze and the dusty, old wood.
Loomis Machinery
Here's a shot of the mechanical pulleys that drove the belts that carried the packed fruit!
Pot Reflections
Sometimes when you look real close...it comes to you.
Pot Rims
Changing angles.
Pot Shadows
Extremely contrasty - but I liked it.
Warehouse Overview
Here's a full shot of the whole warehouse spectrum - to give you a feel of what I was walking thru.
Stairs and Pots
The warehouse is quite huge and pots were stacked even under the staircase.
Warehouse Railing
I found this interesting side view of the railing that leads up to a landing that displays wrought iron artwork.
Warehouse Finale
The warehouse is now a quieter place - a far cry from the bustle and sounds of machinery of days long gone.

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