The Caboose Bookstore - Monterey, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Touchstone
N 36° 36.920 W 121° 54.020
10S E 598336 N 4052764
An old caboose, converted to a bookstore, is located along the Monterey Coastal Bike Path in the historic Cannery Row area.
Waymark Code: WM4ZEA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member ECPirates
Views: 22

I'm not sure the origins of the caboose, although the Del Monte Express used to travel along this route, taking tourists from San Francisco to Pacific Grove.

This caboose has found a second life as a bookstore and other curious.

Thanks to caboose9 for the following information:

The outside braced caboose on Cannery Row is Western Pacific WP 641.
Current Use:
Bookstore


Type Of Caboose: Cupola, "Standard"

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