Olive Through the Ages

Brick yard and tile company: Then and now images

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This page contains then and now images of Harvey Garber Brick Yards, Padre Tile Company, and Mission Clay Products Company. Click/tap the thumbnail images below to view larger images in a separate browser window or tab:

Harvey Garber Brick Yards: Then and now
	This is a 1922 ad for Harvey Garber Brick Yards in Olive, California.			These Garber bricks were originally used in a garage built in 1924 in Old Towne Orange.
Padre Tile Company: Then and now
	This portion of the 1929 Sanborn Map shows the layout of structures on the grounds of Padre Tile Company.
	This 1925 photo of Padre Tile Co. shows parts of some structures from the second Olive flour mill that was built in 1890.			This 2009 photo shows the former site of Padre Tile Co., occupied from 1972 until 2019 by Lakeside Professional Building.
Mission Clay Products Company: Then and now
	This portion of the 1929 Sanborn Map shows the layout of structures and objects on the grounds of Mission Clay Products Co.			This Mission Clay Products Co. pipe was discovered in 1954 on the property of a home built in Orange, California.
	This watercolor by Crandall Norton, painted circa 1950, depicts a section of the Mission Clay Products brick yard during that time period.			This 2009 photo shows The Brickyard shopping center and one of its signage structures that resembles structures in Norton's painting.
	This etching by Scott FitzGerald depicts an old, dry kiln from the Mission Clay Products brick yard.
	This January 1967 photo shows the Mission Clay Products front office and a portion of the brick yard site.			This 2009 photo shows The Brickyard shopping center (built in the 1970s) from a similar angle as seen in the January 1967 photo.
	This March 1967 photo shows Mission Clay Product's large kiln and a portion of the brick yard before it closed in 1968.			This 2009 photo shows The Brickyard shopping center from a similar angle as seen in the March 1967 photo.

          

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