Steinbeck first gained success with the novel Tortilla Flat in 1935.

He knows its history, how it broke long ago from Tortilla Flats, now a bitter rival.

At that point Tortilla Flat was a stage stop for tourists and mail carriers through the 1930s.

Folks who decided to make Tortilla Flat their permanent residence kept up the lease on the land in later years whenever it came due.

Tortilla Flat was made into a film in 1942.

All of Tortilla Flat makes a party at Danny's home.

His first successful book was Tortilla Flat (1935), a series of humorous short stories.

In the stables where the horses are kept, there is a village sometimes called Tortilla Flats.

Most people in Tortilla Flats do not complain about conditions.

He lived in Tortilla Flats until a jealous husband with a loaded gun invited him to leave.