History of California bread
Post-war era
Starting after World War II, a generation of decline and consolidation saw Americans increasingly eating packaged, sliced loaves. Beginning in the 1950s and continuing through the 1980s, there was less fresh bread available across America, leading writer Henry Miller to complain, "You can travel 50,000 miles in America without once tasting a piece of good bread." Much of the decline paralleled nationwide trends, both for bread and other foods, toward consolidation, lower-priced and frozen ingredients, reduced labor costs and added preservatives for longer shelf life.

History of California bread

Section Title: Post-war era
Table Section Text: Starting after World War II, a generation of decline and consolidation saw Americans increasingly eating packaged, sliced loaves. Beginning in the 1950s and continuing through the 1980s, there was less fresh bread available across America, leading writer Henry Miller to complain, "You can travel 50,000 miles in America without once tasting a piece of good bread." Much of the decline paralleled nationwide trends, both for bread and other foods, toward consolidation, lower-priced and frozen ingredients, reduced labor costs and added preservatives for longer shelf life.

BAKERY	MAIN LOCATION	EST.	CLOSED	PRINCIPALS

Boudin	399 10th Ave., San Francisco	1849	Still open	Isidore Boudin; Steven Giraudo

Parisian*	1995 Evans Ave., San Francisco	1856	August, 2005

Toscana*	939 3rd St.; 3924 Market, Oakland	1895	?

Larraburu Bros.*	365 3rd Ave., San Francisco	1896	May, 1976	Larraburu Bros; Harold Paul, Sr. & Jr.

Colombo*	580 Julie Ann Way, Oakland	1896	November, 2012

Baroni*	Baroni French Baking Co., 7801 Edgewater Dr., Oakland	Inc. 1968	?	George Valerio

Venetian	2200 Powell St., San Francisco	?	April, 1979	Aldo Bertolina

Pisano	Main & Chestnut; Maple St. & Veterans Blvd., Redwood City	1950	?

*Studied by USDA in 1969

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In 1896, the Larraburu Brothers bakery was located at 365 3rd Avenue.

final_sentence: In 1896, the Larraburu Brothers bakery was located at 365 3rd Avenue.