Sriracha hot sauce factory in Irwindale raises banner: ‘No Tear Gas Made Here’

San Gabriel Valley Tribune (CA) ^ | 11/29/13 | Sarah Favot

[ABN 505]

I used to work at Hueblien in Hartford Ct. back when they made A-1 sauce, I loved the smell of that!

[doorgunner69]

In a word, yes...........

[Aunt Polgara]

That whole eastern section of the L.A. basin is a smog hellhole. The smell of Sriracha would actually give it some character.

People only started building and buying houses out in that armpit because it was the last real estate market anyone could afford in L.A. It had been entirely industrial for decades.

Now, now, be nice. I've lived not far from the Sriracha site for over 40 years. It's been a nice place to raise a family, and we don't have all the westside snobs here.

[Aunt Polgara]

Who was there first, the sauce factory or the residents? Are they like the morons who move in near the airport and then bitch about aircraft noise?

The factory is in a mostly industrial area, but there are some residents nearby, and the residents were there first. The factory is brand new.

I do know what you mean though. We used to have dump nearby. Our city allowed houses to be built next to the dump, and guess what? The people who bought the houses didn't like living next to the dump and were able to force it to close.

[doorgunner69]

You are mostly right, I was thinking of the I15 corridor and Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga. I used to road race at the old Ontario Speedway in the 70's and was always shocked decades later how that area changed.

My wife lived in the San Dimas area a long time ago and said it was very pleasant back then.