From Robin Aeschliman Please see below re. the Red Williams family . . . and local icons. From Real Life on Cannery Row; A. L. "Scrap" Lundy: Page 88: "Red Williams owned the Flying A service station on Lighthouse Avenue, just across form the real Holman's . . . 'The gas station did have lattice to cover the restroom doors, just as Steinbeck indicated. Instead of a chair, there was a stool for peple to sit on,' said Red's brother Florus. . . . Florus recalled, 'John Steinbeck came in often since he and Red were good friends. Gabe [Gay in Cannery Row was modeled after Gabe Bicknell] would come in trying to get anything for free. He was always tinkering with cars, but not at the station.' Florus also remembered that Red sold Steinbeck the small outboard motor that became known as the Hansen Sea Cow on the voyage to the Sea of Cortez. The station was the scene for other events as well . . ." Bonnie Gartshore, Herald Columnist, historian, poet, native: "Previous to opening the Flying A station in 1934, Red had a Shell station located on the corner of Lighthouse Avenue and David Street [sic] where the liquor store is now. Red's station was a favorite place for local people to come in, gather, and socialize." Page 46: "Florus Williams, the younger brother of gas-station proprietor Red Williams . . ." Page 33: "Florus Williams, who often observed Ed [Ricketts] in his brother Red's gas station said, 'Ed was serious, very nice and great to kids.'" , OCR Text: From Robin Aeschliman Please see below re. the Red Williams family . . . and local icons. From Real Life on Cannery Row; A. L. "Scrap" Lundy: Page 88: "Red Williams owned the Flying A service station on Lighthouse Avenue, just across form the real Holman's . . . 'The gas station did have lattice to cover the restroom doors, just as Steinbeck indicated. Instead of a chair, there was a stool for peple to sit on,' said Red's brother Florus. . . . Florus recalled, 'John Steinbeck came in often since he and Red were good friends. Gabe [Gay in Cannery Row was modeled after Gabe Bicknell] would come in trying to get anything for free. He was always tinkering with cars, but not at the station.' Florus also remembered that Red sold Steinbeck the small outboard motor that became known as the Hansen Sea Cow on the voyage to the Sea of Cortez. The station was the scene for other events as well . . ." Bonnie Gartshore, Herald Columnist, historian, poet, native: "Previous to opening the Flying A station in 1934, Red had a Shell station located on the corner of Lighthouse Avenue and David Street [sic] where the liquor store is now. Red's station was a favorite place for local people to come in, gather, and socialize." Page 46: "Florus Williams, the younger brother of gas-station proprietor Red Williams . . ." Page 33: "Florus Williams, who often observed Ed [Ricketts] in his brother Red's gas station said, 'Ed was serious, very nice and great to kids.'" , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Green Plaque Research,Green Plaque Research 500 to 1900 block,520 Lighhtouse,Notes From Robin Aeschliman.pdf,Notes From Robin Aeschliman.pdf Page 1, Notes From Robin Aeschliman.pdf Page 1