22 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY june 29-july 5, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Monterey is the caretaker of some of California’s most important history. Can the city make that history more accessible to the public? By Pam Marino Historic Treasure At the time of its completion, on March 8, 1849, Colton Hall was the largest city building west of the Rockies, “erected out of the slender proceeds of town lots, the labor of convicts, taxes on liquor shops, and fines on gamblers,” Walter Colton wrote. Monterey Artifacts Specialist Jordan Leininger holds a typewriter once belonging to marine biologist Ed Ricketts, kept inside the vault. Library and Museums Director Brian Edwards heads into the vault, once used by the Bank of America, now used by the city of Monterey to hold historic artifacts. Photos by Daniel Dreifuss
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