Walking and Driving Tour of Historic Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley

Three leaflets of a historic Watsonville tour map: the original of 1975, and two slightly different versions from 1986 and 1997. ('75 and 97' are in the first file, '86 is in the second.)

Details the history of the town itself, of a major local architect responsible for many buildings, and of the various houses and institutions to see.

Notables: John H. Watson, P. S. Gregory, Henry Parsons, Sebastian Rodriguez, W. A. Trafton, Jarvis McGowan, William H. Weeks, Bolsa de Pajaro grant, June Fletcher, Julius Lee, Van Doren, Will Rodgers, Josie Daly, Stephen Martinelli, Richard Pearson, Warren Porter, Godfrey Bockius, Morris Tuttle, James M. Rodgers, Annie Nugent, Lawrence Nugent, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Jefsen Building, Henry Wiley / Henry Willey, Christian Palmtag, Chinatown, John T. Porter, P. H. Sheehy, Guy Miller, Antone Faustino, Mateo Lettunich, Mansion House, Ford's Department Store, Charles Ford, Pajaro Dunes, Camp Goodall, Sunset Beach, Silliman House, Hotel Resetar, Appleton Hotel, Watsonville Christian Church, Porter Building, Stoesser House, Carnegie Library, Waters House, Castro Adobe, Kelly House, Kitchen House, Cowles House
Creator: Betty Lewis; Roger Hoffman; Mary Ann Johnson Riemer
Source:
  • Greater Watsonville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
  • Pajaro Valley Historical Association
  • Central Business Improvement Council
  • Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Watsonville Economic Development Council
Date: 1975
Type: LEAFLET; MAP; ILLUSTRATION
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • Watsonville
  • Architecture
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • Biographies
  • Pajaro Valley
  • Hotels
  • Libraries
  • Business
  • Real estate
  • Swiss
  • Swiss American
  • African American
  • Tourism
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-WATSONVILLE-09

Citation

Lewis, Betty, Roger Hoffman, and Mary Ann Johnson Riemer. “Walking and Driving Tour of Historic Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley.” Greater Watsonville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. 1975. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140945. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.