Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)

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Cannery Row, Monterey, California is the vividly depicted, working-class waterfront district that serves as the central setting of John Steinbeck’s novel "Cannery Row," characterized by its sardine canneries, flophouses, and colorful local inhabitants.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cannery Row	11
Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting) canonical	3
Cannery Row universe	1
Cannery Row, Monterey, California	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16252186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)
Context triple: [Dora Flood, businessLocation, Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)]

A. Antonio Bay, California (fictional town)
Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
B. City of Monterey
The City of Monterey is a historic coastal municipality in California’s Monterey County, known for its scenic bay, rich marine life, and tourism centered around attractions like Cannery Row and Fisherman’s Wharf.
C. San Vicente, California (fictional city)
San Vicente, California is a fictional coastal city that serves as the primary backdrop for the supernatural drama series "Hand of God."
D. San Francisco (fictional setting)
San Francisco (fictional setting) is a stylized version of the real California city frequently used in films and literature as an urban backdrop for crime, action, and character-driven stories.
E. fictional town of Santa Carla
The fictional town of Santa Carla is a coastal California setting known as the vampire-infested backdrop of the 1987 horror film "The Lost Boys."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)
Target entity description: Cannery Row, Monterey, California is the vividly depicted, working-class waterfront district that serves as the central setting of John Steinbeck’s novel "Cannery Row," characterized by its sardine canneries, flophouses, and colorful local inhabitants.

A. Antonio Bay, California (fictional town)
Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
B. City of Monterey
The City of Monterey is a historic coastal municipality in California’s Monterey County, known for its scenic bay, rich marine life, and tourism centered around attractions like Cannery Row and Fisherman’s Wharf.
C. San Vicente, California (fictional city)
San Vicente, California is a fictional coastal city that serves as the primary backdrop for the supernatural drama series "Hand of God."
D. San Francisco (fictional setting)
San Francisco (fictional setting) is a stylized version of the real California city frequently used in films and literature as an urban backdrop for crime, action, and character-driven stories.
E. fictional town of Santa Carla
The fictional town of Santa Carla is a coastal California setting known as the vampire-infested backdrop of the 1987 horror film "The Lost Boys."
F. None of above. chosen