Bulk Storage Silo Warehouse - Irvine, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 40.531 W 117° 45.528
11S E 429660 N 3726437
During WWII, Irvine Ranch was the world's largest grower of lima beans. It was at this warehouse, now part of a hotel, that they were processed, in Irvine, California.
Waymark Code: WM162R0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2022
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The plaque says, ""Irvine bean and Grain Growers Association"
$300,000 cost (or $200,000) and $50,000 for machinery to move grain/clean
Held over 16,000 pounds of beans/barley
During WWII the Irvine Ranch was the world's largest grower of lima beans
32 silos - either 33' or 35' high; each holds 500,000 pounds
1986 the silos were converted into 148 hotel rooms for the La Quinta"
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24/7
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