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San Francisco 945 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 415-431-4280 TELEX: 340-829 945 Bryant in 1930's       945 Bryant in 1960       945 Bryant interior in 1975       945 Bryant yard in 1975       945 Bryant loading dock in 1975       Remodeled 945 Bryant in 2001	This location was the corporate headquarters of P.E. O'Hair & Company from 1926 until 1982. Built for P.E. O'Hair & Company, the two-story, 29,040 square feet, poured concrete building was first occupied in 1926. Built in the city's predominanly warehouse and manufacturing "South of Market" neighborhood, the site featured frontage to a then-cobblestoned Bryant Street, as well as a railroad spur on the rear of the property. The portion of the first floor facing Bryant street was office space for sales, accounting, and management operations; the rear portion of the building was warehouse space and a customer service counter. The rear of the building included a loading dock. To the rear of the building was customer and employee parking, and a large area for storing pipe. The company later acquired the adjacent land and buildings of the Gilmore Steel Company at 840 Brannan Street, to the rear (south) of 945 Bryant. In 1962, fire destroyed a company warehouse to the rear (south) of the 945 Bryant building. A new, concrete tilt-up warehouse was built in 1965 along the east-side of the 945 Bryant building, fronting on Bryant Street. This new building significantly expanded the company's covered warehouse space, allowing for expansion of inventories. This warehouse was sold by Westburne in the early 1990's and in 1995 became a Georgio clothing outlet store. In the late 1970's, a portion of the second floor of 945 Bryant was converted from warehouse space to office space to accomodate the company's growing computer equipment and corporate staff. In 1982, the corporate office relocated to the former Gilmore Steel office space located at 840 Brannan Street. The 945 Bryant office space was retained for branch sales space and a showroom. 945 Bryant Street remained the company's flagship store following the sale of P.E. O'Hair & Company to United Westburne in 1988. However, the corporate offices located at 840 Brannan Street closed in the early 1990's as Westburne consolidated its operations. In the late-1990's, Westburne sold the 945 Bryant Street property to a developer. At the time, a booming economy, fueled by high technology companies' demand for building space, lead to significant redevelopment in San Francisco's "South of Market" neighborhood. The new owner of the 945 Bryant building, Levin Menzies Kelly Associates, began a major upgrade of the 945 Bryant building so that it could accommodate the needs of tenants in the high-technology "dot com" economy. The building was significantly remodeled, including addition of a third floor with 10,545 square feet of rentable space, and upgrades to bring the building into compliance with current building codes. In late 1999, space in the newly remodeled 945 Bryant building was leased to Pets.com, which at the time was the country's leading on-line retailer of pet products. Following the demise of the "dot com" economy in the later half of 2000, Pets.com ceased operations and 945 Bryant was vacant, after nearly seventy years of continuous use. In April, 2001, 945 Bryant was occupied by a new tenant, eTranslate, a company specializing in translating Web sites to various foreign languages. For more photographs of 945 Bryant Street, click here.
840 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 415-861-4224 Warehouse at 840 Brannan in 1979	The property was acquired by P.E. O'Hair and Company in the 1960's. This property included one small one-story warehouse, one large warehouse, and office space totaling about 46,000 square feet. The property, located adjacent to the 945 Bryant property, provided significant warehouse space for an expanding P.E. O'Hair & Company, and allowed the company to store pipe on-site rather than at a pipe storage yard located about two miles from 945 Bryant. The larger warehouse included a 10 ton capacity crane which was used for loading and unloading pipe. The smaller warehouse was used for storage of large steel valves as well as PVC pipes and fittings. A small two-storie building, that originally contained the offices of the Gilmore Steel Company, became the corporate office of P.E. O'Hair & Company in 1982. The building was vacated by Westburne after 1990 and was later sold to a developer. The new owner Levin Menzies Kelly Associates, also the owner of the 945 Bryant property, demolished the 840 Brannan warehouse and office buildings in 2001 and began construction of a new, campus-sytle, office building. Back to Top
Atascadero   Atascadero, CA 9xxxx	This property was acquired about 1985 to serve the growing market in northern San Luis Obispo county. Back to Top
Bakersfield 6300 District Boulevard Bakersfield, CA 93313 Tel: 805-398-0811	This property was acquired about 1982 to serve the southern San Joaquin Valley market. Back to Top
Fresno 1220 East North Avenue Fresno, CA 93725 Tel: 209-485-1361 645 R Street Fresno, CA 645 R Street in 1966 1310 Broadway Fresno, CA 1310 Broadway store in 1914	P.E. O'Hair & Co. has operated from three different locations in Fresno. The most recent facility was built by the company in the early 1980's and was located on North East Avenue. This facility replaced a fifteen year old building located on R Street.     P.E. O'Hair & Co. was located at 645 R Street from 1966 until the early 1980's. This building was constructed for the company and contained 28,000 square fet of warehouse space. When the building was first occupied, the company discontinued the Fresno Plumbing Supply name and operated the R Street facility as P.E. O'Hair & Co.       The first Fresno office of P.E. O'Hair & Co. opened in 1914 at 1310 Broadway as Fresno Plumbing Supply. The company remained at this location for over 50 years. 1310 Broadway store in 1960 Back to Top
Oakland 309 Fourth Street Oakland, CA 94607 Tel: 415-451-6424 Oakland branch in 1960	The Oakland office of P.E. O'Hair & Company was opened in 1909 as Oakland Plumbing Supply. The Oakland branch was the company's first expansion outside San Francisco. The office at 309 Fourth Street, built for the company in the 1929, was located just two blocks from where P.E. O'Hair had operated a hardware store in 1895. This branch remained open until the early 1990's, when Westburne sold the property. This building, and the adjacent building at 311 Fourth St., was redeveloped into the Portico Lofts residential and commercial loft units in 1998. Back to Top
Pittsburg 2112 Loveridge Road Pittsburg, CA 94565 415-432-7393	The Pittsburg office of P.E. O'Hair & Company opened in 1976. This office was still operating in 2001 as a Westburne Supply branch. Back to Top
Redding 120 Lake Boulevard East Redding, CA 96003 Tel: 916-244-2020	P.E. O'Hair & Co. opened its Redding branch in the late 1970's. Built for P.E. O'Hair & Co., this building represented the company's expansion into the northern Sacramento Valley market. Back to Top
Redwood City 604 Fifth Avenue Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel: 415-368-4151 Redwood City branch in 1959	P.E. O'Hair & Co. opened its Redwood City office in about 1946 to serve the growing demand for plumbing supplies on the San Francisco peninsula. Back to Top
Sacramento 8400 24th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95826 Tel: 916-383-6110 Sacramento branch in 1960	P.E. O'Hair & Co. entered the Sacramento market about 1940 when it formed a partnership with the J.R. Deterding Company. By the 1960's, the Sacramento branch was a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.E. O'Hair & Co. managed by Russ Deterding. In 1963, the business was incorporated as O'Hair Supply Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.E. O'Hair & Co. In 1974, the O'Hair Supply name was discontinued and the branch operated under the P.E. O'Hair & Co. name Back to Top
Salinas 1355 Burton Avenue Salinas, CA 93901 408-757-4151 Salinas branch in 1960	This building was constructed for P.E. O'Hair & Co. in 1975-76 to replace an older facility. The first manager of the new facility was Chuck Taylor.     From the early 1930's until 1976, the Salinas branch of P.E. O'Hair & Co. was located in this building. It operated as a branch of Western Plumbing Supply until 1974 when it assumed the P.E. O'Hair & Co. name. Salinas branch in 1959 Back to Top
San Bernardino 1304 East San Bernardino Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92408	P.E. O'Hair & Company opened its San Bernardino branch, the company's first and only branch in southern California, in 1985. This branch was managed by Leigh Morgan from its opening through 1994. Back to Top
San Jose 1333 Old Oakland Road San Jose, CA 95112 Tel: 408-293-4244 San Jose branch in 1960       270 W. Santa Clara Street San Jose 3, CA Tel: Ballard 8105	The San Jose branch of P.E. O'Hair & Co. was acquired in 1931 and operated under the Western Plumbing Supply name until 1974. The Old Oakland Road office was opened in the 1950s, replacing an older building located on West Santa Clara Street. Back to Top
Santa Maria 250 Kathleen Court Santa Maria, CA 93454 Tel: 805-922-7391	P.E. O'Hair & Company opened its Santa Maria branch in 198? Back to Top
Santa Rosa 3033 Dutton Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Tel: 707-542-7220 Santa Rosa branch in 1982       Santa Rosa branch in 1960	P.E. O'Hair & Co. opened its new Santa Rosa branch in the autumn of 1982. This building was constructed specifically for the company. The location featured convenient access to Highway 101. Prior to 1982, the Santa Rosa branch was located in this smaller warehouse on Dutton Avenue near Sebastopol Road. The company acquired this facility in the late 1950's after leasing a lot elsewhere in the city for about five years. Back to Top
Stockton 1102 South Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95206 Tel: 209-948-8801 Stockton branch in 1960       245 East Miner Avenue Stockton 2, CA Tel: Stockton 77951	The Stockton branch of P.E. O'Hair & Company, the third branch opened, was acquired in 1931 and operated under the Western Plumbing Supply name until 1974. Back to Top