(KRON) — The Bay Area is a manufacturing hub for some classic American candies.

Red Vines, jelly beans and candy corn are all made in the Bay Area. With Halloween approaching, KRON4 dug into the history of each of these locally made confections.

Red Vines

The American Licorice Company, now known for its Red Vines and Sour Punch candies, has been making candy in the Bay Area since 1925, according to the company’s website.

The company’s westward expansion started in a converted San Francisco police station.

“The original building had been a police station in the 1800s, with an attached barn for the police horses,” the company’s website reads. “Bite-sized black licorice pieces called Lic-ris-ets were the only item made in California at that time, and for decades after. During WWII, the C

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