Monterey, California.
In 1945 author John Steinbeck immortalized the one mile stretch that
was Ocean View Avenue in Monterey with his book ‘Cannery Row.’ Steinbeck
modeled his famous fictional character ‘Doc’ in his novels ‘Cannery
Row’ and ‘Sweet Thursday’ on his friend and mentor Ed Ricketts.
Monterey Bay Area Attractions
Cannery Row
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Coast Recreation Trail
San Carlos Beach
Old Fisherman’s Wharf
Imax
Taste of Monterey
Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary
17 Mile Drive
Pebble Beach Golf Courses
Laguna Seca Raceway
Carmel Mission
Earthbound Farms
Point Piños Lighthouse
National Steinbeck Center
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Colleges and Universities
California State University Monterey Bay
Naval Postgraduate School
Defense Language Institute
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey Institute of International Studies
California State University Monterey Bay [Top]
Area Businesses
Carmel/Monterey Peninsula Airport
Monterey Convention Center
US Army Garrison Presidio
Community Hospital of Monterey
Modern marine biology’s study and understanding of the inter-relationships
of marine species. His book, ‘Between Pacific Tides,’ published in
1939, is still in the curriculum for students of marine biology. His
home and laboratory at 800 Cannery Row, like the man, lives in the
fictional world of literature and in the real world of a street now
known as Cannery Row.
