Labor Temple

The San José Labor Temple at 72 North Second Street was a hub of the city’s turn of the century labor movement. It was established informally between 1901 and 1903 by Harry Ryan, an early San José labor leader, and Jack London, the California author. In Harry Ryan’s office there, Jack London wrote the last portion of The Call of the Wild as well as parts of The Sea Wolf. The building became the official San José Labor Temple in 1911 and served that purpose until 1948 before being demolished in the early 1950’s.

San Jose, California · United States