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. Del Monte Express
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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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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Aquarium Entry
This walking tour begins at the main entrance to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, site of a former sardine cannery, and heads down the famed Cannery Row.
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Ruby’s Chicky Boil-Ups: Tour de France
Join Ruby and co host Jack Thurston from Resonance FM’s The Bike Show on a celebration of the Tour De France
Rockin’ Bicycle – Fats Domino En Bicicleta – Manuel Jiminez La Troisième Roue De Ton Velo – Antoine A Bicyclette – Yves Montane Motorcycle – The Rumble Strips Gravel Rash – Cookin’ on Three Burners Pedal Pusher – Abdominal Tour De France – Kraftwerk Bravo Eddy – Jean Narcy Blood on the Saddle – Tex Ritter Henkie de Fiets – Henkie The Highway Code – The Master Singers Waiting At The Bus Stop – Kay-Gees La bicyclette – Annie Duparc
Huffduffed from http://rubywright.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/rubys-chicky-boil-ups-tour-de-france/
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 6. Pocket Beach
Learn about the wildlife that frequents this location: harbor seals and their pups; elephant seals; whales; and even local deer and Canada geese. Keep your eyes open!