One of the best!
Side note of related interest: In the early 1900s, my grandfather purchased, what was to be the eventual home I was born, two doors down from the Steinbeck residence. I lived there until the mid-1960s.
The Steinbeck home looked much different in my childhood—it was a simple painted white house, small lawn & no garden, before they (the city) made it a landmark and restaurant, and dressed it up nicely. Two blocks down the street, close to downtown, the city built the Steinbeck museum.
The Steinbeck House/Restaurant as it appears today:
Our old home, two doors down, on Central Ave, Salinas, CA. Built circa 1885.
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Steinbeck is gone, but Cal's Central Liquors is still going strong….In the early 60's, my brother and I used to walk down the street to Cal's, past the Steinbeck house (the rooftop can be seen in this photo), to satisfy our sweet tooths with licorice (2 for a penny) or pick up
a box of cigarettes for my grandparents…

Different times.
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