Hovden Cannery
Entrance to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, located in the former Hovden Cannery building
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Hovden Cannery display in the Monterey Aquarium
The Hovden Cannery in Cannery Row, Monterey, California was among the oldest, largest canneries of the . In the first half of the 20th century, it marked one of the most lucrative national fisheries.[1] It was a source for literary inspiration in the works of John Steinbeck.[2]
Hovden Cannery was founded in 1916 by Knut Hovden, a leading innovator in canning technology, and closed in 1973 after the collapse of the area fish population.[3][4][5]
The former cannery building is now the site of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which opened in 1984.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Hovden Cannery, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, Monterey County, CA". Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Phyllis J. Hanniver (February 18, 1990). "Even Steinbeck Might Have Trouble Writing About Cannery Row Today". LA Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Cannery Row offers hints of its history". SF Gate. September 16, 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Donald Fitzgerald (1979). "The history and significance of the Hovden Cannery, Cannery Row, Monterey, California, 1914-1973". Stanford University Library. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Rise of the canneries". Monterey Herald. December 26, 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Our History". Monterey Aquarium. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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