{"product_id":"old-pictorial-map-of-monterey-california-by-gilliland-1988-cannery-row-waterfront-wave-st-foam-st-steinbeck","title":"Old Pictorial Map of Monterey, California by Gilliland, 1988: Cannery Row, Waterfront, Wave St, Foam St, Steinbeck","description":"\u003cp\u003eCannery Row, Monterey, California is Arlon Gilliland’s exuberant 1988 tribute to the waterfront district that inspired a literary legend and a civic rebirth. With a decorative title banner curling over a bright, smiling sun, the map announces itself as both guide and celebration. It compresses the district’s essential geography—streets stepping down to the bay, canneries strung like beads along the shore—into an irresistible, city-scale portrait. Gilliland’s whimsical scenes animate the neighborhood fabric, drawing attention to the working piers, colorful residences, and lively storefronts that made Cannery Row a destination. As a city map, it is notable for how deftly it orients the viewer within a compact urban corridor while also foregrounding the waterfront’s commanding presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGilliland centers the shoreline, letting the bay breathe across the composition. Fishing boats and jaunty recreational craft busy the water, echoing a century of labor and leisure that shaped Monterey’s identity. Sea otters raft through kelp while pelicans wheel overhead—local wildlife that shares billing with the human story. The historic cannery buildings march along Cannery Row itself, their forms mirrored on adjacent Wave Street and tied inland by Del Monte Avenue and Foam Street. This interplay of street grid and surf line is the drama of the district, and the cartographer renders it with a clarity that makes the harbor’s edge read like an elegant, curving boulevard of the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory is everywhere, but so is reinvention. The sardine-canning industry that once thundered along these blocks is recorded in the stout profiles of the canneries, yet Gilliland’s palette and vignettes signal the late-20th-century revival that followed the industry’s collapse. Colorful residential buildings perch above shopfronts; cheerful signage and bustling sidewalks announce restaurants, galleries, and gathering places. Playful hot air balloons drift over the bay—a fanciful emblem of Cannery Row’s buoyant new era—while a flotilla of pleasure boats replaces the dense, workaday fleets of old. This is a city map with a time machine’s honesty, acknowledging the past while documenting the moment the neighborhood reclaimed itself for visitors and locals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe streets read like chapters in a compact urban novel. Lighthouse Avenue and Pacific Street frame the upland spine; Prescott Avenue stitches hillside to harbor; Del Monte Avenue guides you toward the broader city; and Wave Street parallels the iconic Cannery Row like a backstage corridor rich with stories. Here and there are nods to the world of John Steinbeck—landmarks and motifs associated with the characters and places that turned these blocks into American myth. Marina Drive and Surf Way hint at wider coastal circuits, yet everything returns to the waterfront, where historic cannery structures anchor the present as museums, boutiques, and convivial public spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArlon Gilliland’s signature is his ability to distill local culture into cartographic theater. He paints Cannery Row not merely as a place on a grid, but as a living stage where fishermen, shopkeepers, visitors, and wildlife all have roles. The decorative title banner, the prominent sun, the whimsical wildlife, and the sprinkled balloons are not ornaments; they are narrative cues that guide the eye from landmark to landmark with a storyteller’s rhythm. As a city map, it excels because it orients and enchants in equal measure—an invitation to wander, to recall the clang of canning lines, to savor today’s promenade, and to see how Monterey’s most storied street still belongs to the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDel Monte Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoam Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighthouse Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarina Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacific Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilottown Steet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrescott Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSergent Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurf Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTenth Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWave Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative title banner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations of local wildlife (such as sea otters and pelicans)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoric cannery buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA prominent depiction of the waterfront and fishing boats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIconic landmarks associated with John Steinbeck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot air balloons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious recreational boats in Monterey Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorful residential buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProminent sun illustration in the sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap details: Pictorial map created in 1988 by Arlon Gilliland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker: Arlon Gilliland, known for his vibrant and decorative cartography, aimed at capturing local culture and landmarks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopics and themes: The map showcases Cannery Row's historic waterfront district, the sardine-canning industry, and local attractions, reflecting the area's heritage and late-20th-century revival as a tourist destination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign\/style: Highly illustrative and decorative, employing vibrant colors and whimsical drawings to depict buildings, landmarks, and activities. The cartographer incorporates playful scenes to engage viewers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: Emphasizes Cannery Row's cultural and economic history, particularly during its transformation from an industrial hub to a tourist destination, influenced by literature and local industry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57781741977984,"sku":"UM00270919A","price":365.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57781742010752,"sku":"UM00270920A","price":982.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57781742043520,"sku":"UM00270921A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":57781742076288,"sku":"UM00270922A","price":365.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57781742109056,"sku":"UM00270923A","price":982.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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