John Steinbeck - Monterey, CA
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The Old Monterey Jail features a quotation from John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat.
Waymark Code: WMRKT6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
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Many of John Steinbeck's books are centered in Monterey. One of those books is Tortilla Flat which is a story about a group of usually drunk but amiable "paesanos" who get themselves into a series of curious problems.
In one passage, Danny is put in the jail for a month.... and catches bedbugs...squashing them on the wall...and naming them after the members of the City Council. A sign is on display in one of the jail cells quoting this passage with a mannequin in the cell bed depicting Danny.
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