Monterey Bay Area California - Steinbeck Country - Matchbook Covers 94 Count
Ninety-four assorted advertising matchbook covers and match boxes (where noted) from the Monterey Bay area, California, made famous by American writer John Steinbeck; including 34 front strikers; dates range mostly from the 1960s to 1990s:
- Adobe Hacienda Motel, Aptos, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Aliotti's Italian Cuisine, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Angelo's Seafood Restaurant, Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA - purple -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Angelo's Seafood Restaurant, Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA - red -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Arabian Motel and Cafe, Aptos, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- The Beach and Tennis Club, Pebble Beach, CA - box
- Bertolucci Continental Restaurant, Pacific Grove, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- The Broken Egg Omelet House, Carmel, CA
- The Butcher Shop, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA - box
- The Cannery, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Captain's Cove Restaurant, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - purple -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Captain's Cove Restaurant, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - red -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Captain's Galley Restaurant, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
- Carmel Valley Golf and Country Club, Carmel, CA
- Carousel garden Restaurant, Carmel Valley, CA
- Casa Munras Garden Inn, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Castagnola's, Santa Cruz, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- The Chandlery, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- China Row, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - box
- Chong's Cafe, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Club XIX, Pebble Beach, CA - box
- Club XIX, Pebble Beach, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Community Hospital, Carmel, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Comissioned Officers and Faculty Club, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Creme Carmel - California French Cuisine, Carmel, CA - box
- The Crepe, Capitola/Carmel, CA
- The Crow's Nest, Santa Cruz, CA
- Del Monte Hyatt House, Monterey, CA
- Dream Inn, Santa Cruz, CA
- East of Eden, Salinas, CA - box
- Elegant Rooster, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Erika's Austrian Restaurant, Carmel Valley, CA
- Expo 1, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Express TV Service, Pacific Grove, CA
- Fish Market, Steinbeck Circle, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Flora's Elegant Saloon, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - color photo
- Flora's Elegant Saloon, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - white with brown and red
- Flora's Elegant Saloon, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - box
- General Store, Forge In the Forest, Carmel, CA
- George's, Holiday Inn, Highway One, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA - 3/4" wide
- Giant Artichoke, Castroville, CA -
NOVELTY CUT-OUT!
- Gilda's Coffee Shop and Family Restaurant, Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz Beach, CA
- The Harbinger, Carmel Plaza Ocean & Mission, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA - picture & text -
FRONT STRIKER!
- The Harbinger, Carmel Plaza Ocean & Mission, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA - picture, no text -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Hatch Cover, Carmel, CA
- Highlands Inn, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA
- Hog's Breath Inn, Carmel, CA - rectangular design
- Hog's Breath Inn, Carmel, CA -
NOVELTY CUT-OUT!
- Ideal Fish Company, on the municipal wharf, Santa Cruz, CA
- Jim Beard's Esprit de Corps. Inc. - Military Uniforms and Accesories, Seaside, CA -
EXTINCT!
- Jolly Rogue, Wharf #2, Monterey, CA - black & white
- Jolly Rogue, Wharf #2, Monterey, CA - red -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Jose's Mexican Cuisine, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Kings Cross Station, Pacific Grove, CA - box - blue & red
- Kings Cross Station, Pacific Grove, CA - box - black & brown
- Lou's Fish Grotto, Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- McFly's, Monterey, CA
- Mark Thomas' Outrigger, Monterey, CA - box
- Maximilliano's, Cooperhouse, Santa Cruz, CA - destroyed in 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake -
FRONT STRIKER!
EXTINCT!
- Mediterranean Cocktail Lounge, Aptos, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Michael of Monterey, Custom Coiffure, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Miramar, on the wharf, Santa Cruz, CA
- Mission Ranch, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Monterey Holiday Inn, Monterey, CA
- Monterey Motor Lodge, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Monterey Navy Federal Credit Union, Monterey, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Monterey Savings, Monterey, CA
- Monterey Savings and Loan, Monterey, CA - Season's Greetings -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Nepenthe, Big Sur, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Old Bath House Restaurant, Pacific Grove, CA - box
- The Original Steinbeck House, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
- Oysters and Company, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
- Oz Restaurant Extraordinaire, Monterey, CA
- Pernille Restaurant, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Pine Inn, Carmel, CA
- The Point, Monterey, CA - box
- Pot-Pourri Gift Shop, Monterey, CA
- Ray Douglas' Pine Cone, Monterey, CA
- The Rogue, Wharf #2, Monterey, CA
- Rudy Harris Ltd., Clothing and Haberdashers, Carmel, CA
- The Running Iron Restaurant, Carmel Valley, CA
- Saleen's Rustic Rooster, Monterey, CA
- Sans Souci Restaurant, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA -
FRONT STRIKER!
- Sardine Factory, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA - box
- Sherlock Holmes Pub Restaurant, Carmel, CA
- Simpson's, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA
- St. Tropez Resturant, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA
- Ventana, Big Sur, CA
- Victorian Corner, Pacific Grove, CA - box
- Wax Works, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
- The Whaler, Monterey, CA
- The Windfall, Salinas, CA
- York, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
- Zepeda's Real Mexican Food, Monterey, CA
Note: I'm not able to evaluate the condition of each matchbook cover
or box; this is why I scan them. What you see is exactly what you get!