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Pajaro, California Map Art
Building by building, with labeled streets and shaded relief.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Pajaro, California from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Pajaro building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Pajaro, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Pajaro artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, we’ve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly what’s on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Pajaro. So whether it’s for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Pajaro brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Pajaro, California from 2026.
Find your street
Names on the Pajaro map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks2
- Watsonville Junction
- Pajaro Park
Streets and roads27
- Ingram Court
- Allison Road
- Allison Street
- Cayetano Street
- San Juan Road
- County Road G11
- County Road G12
- Salinas Road
- Lewis Road
- Railroad Avenue
- Porter Drive
- Marinovich Avenue
- Brooklyn Street
- Gonda Street
- Florence Street
- Jonathan Street
- Waters Lane
- Fremont Street
- Lewis Court
- Susan Street
- Bishop Street
- Stender Avenue
- Matiasevich Lane
- Associated Lane
- Kents Court
- Elsa Street
- Florence Avenue
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
About Pajaro, California
Pajaro is a community of 2,882 people in Monterey County. It sits on the south bank of the Pajaro River, across from Watsonville. The name goes back to October 8, 1769. That day soldiers with the Portola expedition came upon a dead bird that the people living there had filled with straw. Some soldiers thought it looked like a royal eagle, so they named the stream Rio del Pajaro, the river of the bird.
John T. Porter started the Bank of Watsonville, the first bank in the Pajaro Valley. In 1888 he made a deal with everyone involved to lay out a new Chinatown in Pajaro, less than 50 yards from his own house. The river was the county line. That summer the buildings of Watsonville's Chinatown were lifted onto skids and dragged across it. The new Chinatown grew from a camp of single farm workers into a town of families, shops, civic groups, a temple and schools. Then a fire in 1924 burned most of its buildings.
- A mansion from the 1840sThe Porter-Vallejo Mansion, at 29 Bishop Street, went up in the 1840s. It is the oldest building in Pajaro and has been remodeled several times. It was bought in 1991 and turned into a public library and senior center. It also runs a day-care for the kids of migrant farm workers.
- Floods of 1995, 1998 and 2023The Pajaro River forms the north edge of the town and of Monterey County. Watsonville and Santa Cruz County lie on the far bank. Living beside the river has a cost. It flooded the town badly in 1995, again in 1998 and once more in 2023.
- Its own services since 1984In 1984 the Monterey County Board of Supervisors set up the Pajaro-Sunny Mesa Community Services District. It runs the town's water, sewer, parks and street lights. From 1984 to 1990, federal grant money rebuilt and enlarged much of the local sewer system. The work fixed several health problems. It also brought sewer service out to the Bay Farms, Fruitland and Las Lomas areas.
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The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
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Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
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