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McAbee Beach
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Cannery Worker Shacks
Learn about the lives of typical cannery workers, who stayed in unassuming shacks like these and had to respond to the factory whistle at any time, day or night.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Monterey Canning Company
- Hear about the canning business, how it changed over the decades, and how it all came to an abrupt end in the early 1950s.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Del Monte Express
Learn about the Del Monte Express. In the 1880s, this train helped move sardines from the canneries to points across the country in just a day or two.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Bust of Ed Rickets
Hear about the tragic death of Doc Ricketts, which took place on this spot, and where a memorial stands today.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Monterey Plaza Hotel
Learn how this spot became the site of an elegant family estate—until the “fragrance” of the canneries drove the residents away.
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Fish Hopper
Hear how the simple concept of a wooden “fish hopper” revolutionized the sardine business and helped bring in 70 tons of fish each hour.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Ed Ricketts Home
If this building could talk! Learn about Doc Ricketts lab, where he lived, did scientific work, and entertained the most colorful and famous characters of the Row.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Wing Chong Building
Hear about the Wing Chong store, a popular hangout for characters in the two Steinbeck novels set in this area. In its time, the store offered everything from beer to boots.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. LaI da Café
Learn about the La Ida café—now a restaurant—made famous in Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row.” In the 1940s this was a frequent destination for male cannery workers!
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