Sardine Capital of the World: Part I

Cannery Row's early history was established, as its name implies, as a turn-of-the-20th Century fishing harbor. During the late 1800's and early 1900's, sardines were being caught in Monterey Bay and packaged by canneries along the waterfront of Monterey. Demand for sardines increased during World War I, and the industry experienced a boom. During World War II Monterey was called the "Sardine Capitol of the World," but within five years the fish were gone and the industry died. It was during this period that Steinbeck wrote Cannery Row, telling the story of a derelict neighborhood through the eyes of a mischievious band of vagrants. Cannery Row's heritage is well preserved on modern-day Cannery Row, but the once depressed row has been transformed into a neighborhood of shops, restaurants and oceanside hotels.

Part one of two

Directed by Eric Palmer
Communications & Outreach
City of Monterey
www.monterey.org

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• monterey
• california
• cannery row
• sardines
• fishing industry
• john steinbeck
• canneries
• boats
• purse seiners
• monterey aquarium

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