Pacific Tannery, once one of Stockton's major industries, occupied an entire square block of the City. Charles and Jacob Wagner, both attracted to California from Germany during the Gold Rush, established this business in 1856. With 100 employees, it was to become one of the largest operations of its kind on the West Coast. The land for the tannery was deeded to the Wagner Family by Captain Charles M. Weber, the founder of the City of Stockton.

Leather processed by the Pacific Tannery was shipped to all parts of the United States, as well as Japan and China, for use in making shoes, harnesses, saddles and other leather goods.

The tanning industry grew to such an extent in the Orient that it caused a sharp decline in operations at the Pacific Tannery; it ceased operation in 1928. A new use for some of the original buildings was developed . . . commodity storage.

Thus the Pacific Storage Company came into being, and is now the second oldest and third largest Bekins Moving & Storage agent in the United States.

Pacific Storage still occupies part of the original tannery site, including a four story structure on North Hunter Street, now the corporate headquarters and a warehouse for business records storage, with a capacity of well over 200,000 cartons.