New Era Park in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Blue Diamond Building
Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 15, 2006
1. Blue Diamond Building Marker
This building, the former California Packing Corporation Plant #11, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for its architecture and its place in Californias agriculture history.
It was one of the last operating canneries in the City of Sacramento the canning center of the West in the early 1900s. About the same time, California Almond Growers Exchange began building what was to become the worlds largest almond processing and marketing organization at 18th and C Streets.
The Exchange is a cooperative owned by more than 5700 California almond growers who market to over 88 countries under the quality Blue Diamond label. Almonds are Californias largest food export. Foreign flags representing countries of visiting customers and dignitaries fly above the International Visitor Center.
The old cannery was renovated in 1983 to serve as the International Visitors Center and Almond Plaza, officially called the Blue Diamond Building.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.
Location. 38° 35.032′ N, 121° 28.767′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento
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Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: California Almond Growers Exchange (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Governors Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Banquet at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (approx. half a mile away); Arts and Entertainment at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Shrine/Polack Bros. Circus (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 15, 2006
2. Blue Diamond Building Marker
Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 15, 2006
3. Blue Diamond Building
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,619 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
