Cannery Row - Monterey Visitors Guide - (Page 16) 16 Heritage Highlight Tour China Point/ American Tin Cannery In 1851 families that crossed the Pacific in junks established a Chinese settlement on the rocky Monterey shoreline. This early fishing settlement started Monterey’s fishing industry, but was burned down in 1906. In 1927, the American Tin Cannery was constructed on the site and survives today as a retail and entertainment center. Hovden Cannery/ Monterey Bay Aquarium In 1916, Knut Hovden constructed a major cannery in response to World War I ration demands for Monterey sardines. That cannery forms the core of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which for over 20 years has been acknowledged as one of the world’s best. Wing Chong Market 835 Cannery Row Opened in 1918, is still owned by the Yee family. Won Yee, its founder was Steinbeck’s model for Lee Chong in Cannery Row. The building remains little changed since the 1930s.
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