San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Photo Place.....Canton Restaurant 
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THE CANTON RESTAURANT 
Mattie Road, Pismo Beach

History and Description:

The Canton Restaurant was built before the turn of the century at the southern
end of Main Street in Pismo Beach.  With the beginning of World War II, it was
relocated to a grassy side hill north of Pismo Beach where it became a part of a
"detention camp" for Japanese Americans.  After the war, it was inhabited by a
Philippino family named Monteo, who grew strawberries on the surrounding hillsides.

The property is now owned by Mr. Harry MacDonald of Los Angeles.  The building
is no longer occupied and Mrs. M. A. Rodriquez is the only inhabitant of the old
camp.

The building is located at 700 Mattie Road, north of Pismo Beach.  It is
approximately 40 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a kitchen, and a main room. 
There is an outhouse located about twenty feet from the rear entrance.  The
building is constructed of stud walls with planking on the exterior and plaster
on the interior.  It has a low gabled roof with a facade containing a collage of
faded superimposed letters reading "Canton Restaurant" and "Chop Suey and
Noodles". The building is now very dilapidated.

Sources:
Mrs. Eileen Philips 
Mrs. M. A. Rodriquez 
Mrs. Barlow


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Discovering San Luis Obispo County
by
Carleton M. Winslow


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