Samuel Elmore Cannery was a U.S. National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in Astoria, Oregon

Astoria, Oregon

Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...

 that was designated in 1966 but was delisted in 1993.

The home of "Bumble Bee" brand tuna

Bumble Bee (brand)

Bumble Bee Foods, LLC is a formerly American-owned company that produces canned tuna, salmon, other seafoods, and chicken. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States. The brand is marketed as Clover Leaf in Canada...

, it was the longest continuously-operated salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 cannery in the United States

United States

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, from its construction in 1898 until decommissioning in 1980. The canned salmon industry was a cornerstone of the Northwest's

Northwestern United States

The Northwestern United States comprise the northwestern states up to the western Great Plains regions of the United States, and consistently include the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, to which part of southeast Alaska is also sometimes included...

 resource-based economy from the late 1860s until after World War II

World War II

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. Amidst declining salmon stocks, the cannery diversified into tuna in the 1930s. Due to structural deterioration

Structural failure

Structural failure refers to loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations...

, the building was slated for demolition

Demolition

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in 1991, and it burned in 1993.