l ord ▁Container ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁One ▁Bush ▁Street ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁a ▁previous ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁Gay l ord ▁container , ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Crown ▁Z eller bach ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁which ▁renamed ▁its ▁brown ▁paper ▁operations ▁the ▁" G ay l ord ▁Container ▁Division ." ▁The ▁Gay l ord ▁name ▁remained ▁in ▁C Z ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁then ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁" Container ▁Division " ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁host ile ▁take over . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁init iation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Gay l ord ▁Container ▁had ▁three ▁paper ▁mill s ▁( container board ), ▁located ▁in ▁Ant io ch , ▁California , ▁Bog al usa , ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁Baltimore , ▁Ohio , ▁with ▁converting ▁plants ▁in ▁twelve ▁states . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Gay l ord ▁Container ▁Cor p . ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁Bog al usa - based ▁Great ▁Southern ▁L umber ▁Company ▁and ▁its ▁Bog al usa ▁P aper ▁Mill . ▁ ▁The ▁mill ▁of ▁Mid - America ▁Pack aging ▁in ▁P ine ▁Bl uff , ▁Ark ansas , ▁was ▁integrated ▁into ▁Gay l ord ▁Container ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁Ohio ▁mill ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 1 7 ▁million ▁in ▁November ▁ 1