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During the World War II years, the stockyards operated at their peak. Due to changing market forces and the decentralization of the industry, the stockyards declined during the 1960s and 1970s. Swift closed their plant in 1969, while Armour closed their plant in the 1970s. [3]
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a centralized processing area.
The Union Stockyards of Omaha, Nebraska, were founded in 1883 in South Omaha by the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha. [1] A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were third in the United States for production by 1890. [2] In 1947 they were second to Chicago in the world.
The stockyards closed more than a half-century ago. About the only trace of Chicago’s manufacturing glory is the forest of balconies tacked onto repurposed factories. Now the Silos’ owner ...
The stockyards closed in 2001. Only one major meatpacker remains in town. The city's fortunes ebbed as family-owned businesses gave way to corporations and the consolidation of American industry.
Armour and Company historical marker in Fort Worth, Texas; the company closed its operations there in 1962. In 1970, Armour and Company was acquired by Chicago-based bus company Greyhound Corporation [5] after a hostile takeover attempt by General Host Corporation [6] a year before.
He remained even after the stockyards closed, and was the last cattleman still working out of the Union Stock Stock Exchange Building in San Antonio when he died. [11] The Bert Reyes Collection, a complete collection of his personal papers and memorabilia, is held at the Texas A&M University San Antonio Library.
The original location closed in 1972, but Fred and his wife, Mary, purchased the 18th Street location in 1987. ... its name was inspired by the historic Kansas City stockyards just down the hill ...