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John Diedrich Spreckels (August 16, 1853 – June 7, 1926), the son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The entrepreneur's many business ventures included the Hotel del Coronado and the San Diego and Arizona Railway, both of which are credited with helping San Diego ...
28 de nov. de 2022 · Spreckels Mansion, a completely over-the-top late Victorian home, was the luxurious residence of one of San Francisco’s wealthiest men at the time, Claus Spreckels.. He made his fortune in the sugar industry, earning the house a nickname: The Sugar Palace. The property fronted 180 feet along Van Ness Avenue, and the lot was 160 feet deep.
Adolph Claus J. Spreckels was a major industrialist in Hawai'i during the kingdom, republican, and territorial periods of the islands' history. He also involved himself in several California enterprises, most notably the company that bears his name, Spreckels Sugar Company.
Before the Claus Spreckels gathered a barnacle, her owner was using her to solicit his father's sugar business, which he obtained by underbidding other lines. He then built a vessel named after himself. With those early profits Spreckels increased his fleet until it numbered nine. John D. Spreckels under sail, 1880s. Photo: State Library of ...
1 de sept. de 2017 · Claus Spreckels donated to the construction of the first Catholic church in Aptos which was completed in 1875. In 1899, Claus also paid for the construction of the second Aptos School. It was built in today’s Aptos Village Square where Kristy’s School of Dance is located.
30 de abr. de 2022 · Claus Spreckels, formally Adolph Claus J. Spreckels (July 9, 1828 – December 26, 1908) was a major industrialist in Hawai'i during the kingdom, republican and territorial periods of the islands' history. He also involved himself in several California enterprises, most notably the company that bears his name, Spreckels Sugar Company.
As a result, Claus Spreckels purchased land in King City, Soledad and Hollister to be developed and farmed by tenants. Spreckels leased land for $10 per acre to anyone who would agree to grow sugarbeets. He solicited the San Francisco area Salvation Army offering all those on welfare 10 acres, a house and tools at no cost.
