The Arroyo Seco
This long, natural ravine runs down the city's west side. It holds the Rose Bowl, open parkland and the arched Colorado Street Bridge, and gives the map a strong green line.
Minimalist map poster · United States
34.1478° N / 118.1445° W
A city grid that ends at the San Gabriel foothills, cut on its western side by the deep curve of the Arroyo Seco

One city, five moods
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The map
Pasadena lies at the northern edge of the Los Angeles basin, right against the San Gabriel Mountains. On a map, its regular streets climb gently northward until they break up into the curving roads of the foothills. To the west, the Arroyo Seco cuts a long, green channel through the city. It separates the grid from the neighbourhoods on the other side.
The Rose Bowl stadium sits in the wide part of the Arroyo, with a golf course and open parkland around it. Farther south, the Colorado Street Bridge crosses the ravine on its row of arches. Colorado Boulevard runs east from there through Old Pasadena. It is the route of the Tournament of Roses Parade every New Year's Day.
A Pasadena map poster also shows the campus of Caltech, a compact block of streets and courtyards in the southeast of the city. Together, the long boulevard, the ravine, the stadium bowl and the edge of the mountains make a map with a clear, recognisable structure. It reads well at every size.
This long, natural ravine runs down the city's west side. It holds the Rose Bowl, open parkland and the arched Colorado Street Bridge, and gives the map a strong green line.
The city's best-known street runs east through Old Pasadena and is the route of the annual Rose Parade. On the poster it cuts a clear horizontal line across the grid.
In the north, the regular blocks give way to curving roads as the land rises into the San Gabriel Mountains. It is one of the clearest city edges in the region.
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The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Pasadena
Caltech graduates, Rose Bowl regulars and anyone who has lived under the foothills will know this map at a glance. Add a personal line in the title, such as a house, a lab or a wedding date, and let the coordinates finish the design.
Classic black and white brings out the grid, Sand suits the dry hills, and Noir makes a darker print. Paper and Blueprint are also available. Order a matte print with an optional wooden frame, or download the $9 HD files and print them yourself.
Order the Pasadena poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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