Industrial Electrical

Walter (Walt) Schenewark was born November 29, 1908, in San Diego, California. He was raised in Stockton, California, and later settled in Modesto, California. Walt learned the electrical trade from his uncle, Chas Lentz, and worked as an electrician. In 1935, Walt and a partner, Al Johnson, began doing business as Industrial Electrical Company (informally called The Shop) on J Street in Modesto. In the beginning, the business of Industrial Electrical was electrical contracting and motor repair.