In 1994, the City of Sunnyvale preserved ten acres of Blenheim apricot trees to celebrate the important contribution of orchards to the early development of the local economy. The orchard was designated as Heritage Orchard Park by the Historical Society in 1997. The Orchard Heritage Park Interpretive Exhibit (OHPIE) was built in 2001 next to the Orchard Heritage Park. Sponsors purchased bricks that were laid at the entrance to this outdoor exhibit. The open barn-like structure presents interpretive displays of the lives of the orchard workers. It also shows the process of cultivating and canning fruit in the first half of the 20th century. Examples of early cultivators and other ranching equipment border the exhibit. The public may access this area every day of the week during daylight hours.
Click Here for photos from the special dedication of the additional panels honoring Slavic orchard families in June 2017.
front view taken the morning of the Centennial Celebration, August 26, 2012
early morning view, December 4, 2013
June 18, 2017
September 21, 2017
inside view, June 21, 2015
cherry information sign, June 21, 2015
some of the panels honoring the orchard families, June 21, 2015
tractor parked at the orchard edge, June 21, 2015
old wagon, June 21, 2015
beautiful sunrise over the Orchard Heritage Park Interpretive Exhibit Oct 23, 2015
winter sunrise, January 8, 2016
orchard in winter with OHPIE in background – January 30, 2016
back view, February 23, 2016
decorative fruit design, February 23, 2016
weather vane on roof, February 23, 2016
This exhibit was made possible by the many donors who sponsored bricks.
OHPIE sponsored bricks
Click Here for brick map and donor name table listed alphabetically by donor name.
Click Here for brick map and donor name table listed by brick location.
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