1887 San Jose Directory |
But it makes no sense that you would uproot all of your nursery stock in San Jose and move it to Niles. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep both properties and sell the Rock's Nurseries stock from both catalogs until there was no more? I have followed this transition for a while. There was a messy divorce in the midst of all of this and probably some issues with this break-up.
Lots of information can be gleaned from the San Jose Directories.
Rock's Nurseries Depot in 1883
Bonanza and the Electric Light Tower! |
The San Jose Mercury mentions Rock's Depot at Santa Clara and River Streets. River Street no longer exists, but is in Thompson and West, San Jose First Ward. It looks like River Street could have been washed away by Guadalupe Creek.
California Nursery depot in San Jose in 1897
In 1897, the California Nursery Company is listed at 119 S. Market.
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