In 1958, the city of Monterey reportedly renamed Ocean View Avenue “Cannery Row,” in honor of an industry and era that ultimately would end in 1973 when Hovden, the last remaining cannery closed its ...

MONTEREY — Occupying the curb in front of Ed Ricketts’ lab on Saturday will be a turn-of-the-century Federal Cannery truck, it’s tailgate down, with an individual reading the works of John Steinbeck ...

HISTORY BY THE WAVES: Author John Steinbeck's birthday is always a major happening around Salinas, which is home to the National Steinbeck Center. It's a place that can be visited throughout the year, ...

MONTEREY, Calif. - In 1945, John Steinbeck breathed life into a dried-up sardine factory strip of Monterey. His novel "Cannery Row" turned its namesake into one of America's most famous streets. The ...