Ferndale Meat Co. - Ferndale, CA
N 40° 34.575 W 124° 15.843
10T E 393011 N 4492485
The Ferndale Meat Co. has been a meat market at this site since the 1800s. The current building was erected around 1900.
Waymark Code: WM18N2N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2023
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A historical marker resides at the south entrance to the Ferndale Meat Co. building and reads:
Ferndale Meat Market
Ferndale Meat Market was already in operation at the time of the fire of 1875 and was lost in the fire of April 1881. It was rebuilt at its present location and back in operation by mid May of that same year. Joseph Russ’ involvement in the business was for a retail outlet for the meat from his many ranches. The business has passed through many ownerships over the years, but always as a meat market and at this location since May 1881.
This business was featured in Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives 'Hometown Tour' (season 19, episode 1) for its popular Italian sausage. Ferndale is the hometown of Guy Fieri, and when the Ferndale Meat Co. was in jeopardy of closing due to COVID, Guy purchased this building, along with the former bank building next door, and saved the business from closing.