Monterey in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Kalisa's La Ida Cafe
1957-2007
Over the years "Kalisa's" became a bohemian coffee house where artists, writers and poets "hung out." Her weekend cabaret was bustling with musicians, dancers and occasionally celebrities from the Monterey Jazz Festival.
As time passed and Cannery Row was reborn, Kalisa became a major factor in retaining memories of Steinbecks's era, promoting tourism and commerce as the President of the Cannery Row Foundation.
For fifty years she was a friend to the famous and a mother to the needy with a local following who knew and loved her.
Kalisa's La Ida Cafe was a very special time and place, and Kalisa wil always be remembered as "Queen of Cannery Row."
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women.
Location. 36° 37.052′ N, 121° 54.106′ W. Marker is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County. Marker is on Cannery Row, on the left when traveling east. Located at the Austino's Patisserie business. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 851 Cannery Row, Monterey CA 93940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. La Ida Café (here, next to this marker); A Day in the Canneries (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spanish Community (within shouting distance of this marker); The Real “Docs” (within shouting distance of this marker); The Filipino Community (within shouting distance of this marker); The Japanese Community (within shouting distance of this marker); One Man, Two Worlds (within shouting distance of this marker); Ed Ricketts’s Backyard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.
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