John Steinbeck - Monterey, CA
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N 36° 35.957 W 121° 53.815
10S E 598662 N 4050987
John Steinbeck lived here and wrote "The Pearl" here.
Waymark Code: WMRKY5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
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A plaque at the site reads:
"JOHN STEINBECK AND
THE LARA-SOTO ADOBE
In October 1944, John Stinbeck, his
second wife Gwyn, and their infant
son Thom returned to Monterey. On
November 10, 1944 they moved into
the Lara-Soto Adobe, 'a house I have
wanted since I was a little kid.'
Here he wrote The Pearl, a parable based
on a story heard while on the Sea of
Cortez trip with marine biologist Edward
F. Ricketts.
The Steinbecks left for Mexico in April
1945 to help film The Pearl and never
returned to the adobe.
Steinbeck was living in this adobe when
his book Cannery Row was published
in January 1945.
This monument was dedicated on
November 10, 1994
by
Cannery Row Foundation."
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