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View north east across Huntington Drive to Carpenter's Santa Anitan, a drive-in restaurant located at 125 W. Huntington Drive. It opened on Nov. 11, 1939 and remained a popular eating and gathering place for many years.

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Date: Dec. 1939

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Date: Dec. 1939

Subjects: Carpenter's Drive-in see Restaurants-Carpenter's Drive-in; Restaurants-Carpenter's Drive-in

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 871

Collection: Photographs

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View across parking lot toward Topper's Drive-In, which opened in December of 1941. It was located on NW corner of Baldwin and Huntington Drive and was owned by C.A. Price (according to info in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #5, p.45). Around sides of building are signs reading: Sandwiches, Fountain dinners and Dining Room.

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Date: c.1942

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Date: c.1942

Subjects: Restaurants-Topper's Drive-In

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 847

Collection: Photographs

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View across land near Colorado and Colorado Place looking southeast. Has large billboard reading: 500 yards to Dewey Butler's famous corn and melons grown on Rancho Santa Anita.

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Date: c.1939

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Date: c.1939

Subjects: Colorado Blvd; Colorado Place; Restaurants-Carpenter's Drive-in; Arcadia(City)-History-1930-1939

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 8

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south on Baldwin Avenue. From position just north of Huntington Drive (during racing season) showing great number of cars coming east on Huntington Drive to races through Gate #1. One building in Santa Anita Park Race Track parking lot is Fire Station at 630 S. Baldwin Avenue. Duarte Road is distantly seen in upper portion of photo, about 1 1/4 in. from top of photo. The multi-storied Medical Building seen is at 612 W. Duarte Road.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia Fire Department; Baldwin Avenue; Duarte Road; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 632

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Rod's Grill showing the west side of restaurant, its sign, customers waiting outside, and the street signs where it was located, the corner of Huntington Drive and Morlan Place. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

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Date: 2023

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Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2306

Collection: Photographs

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The Derby (Restaurant and Tavern) taken from south side of Huntington. An arched gate leads into restaurant area which is shaded by two large oak trees. Numerous cars are parked around it. Sign proclaims: "Sandwiches, Chicken-Steak Dinners. Dinners 75 cents".

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Date: 1936

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Date: 1936

Subjects: Restaurants-The Derby

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 840

Collection: Photographs

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Intersection of Huntington Drive and First Avenue on Armistice Day, 1936 (1934?). There are two girls dressed as nurses driving a carriage pulled by a horse. Both carriage and horse and decorated. The Arcadia sign hangs overhead.

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Date: November 11, 1934 (1936?)

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Date: November 11, 1934 (1936?)

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Restaurants-The Pines Cafe; Armistice Day Parade; Market Basket; Gas stations; Route 66

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 597

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Rod's Grill showing the south side of restaurant with its rock mosaic wall and both the sign on the front of the building and the pole sign bearing its name that stands on the west side. Customers can be seen waiting outside. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

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Date: 2023

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Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2307

Collection: Photographs

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Close up of people seen in photo #929.

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Date: c.1906

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Date: c.1906

Subjects: Restaurants-White City

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 930

Collection: Photographs

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View east on Huntington Drive from a position west of Santa Anita Avenue. Shopping Bag Market is on northeast corner of this intersection (Currently, the site of a Denny's Restaurant, noted 6/19/2013). Pine's Cafe was still located near the SW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. A sign reading "19 cent Burger" in the middle is prominent, as if "Real Pit Bar-B-Q" on the left.

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Date: c. 1957

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Date: c. 1957

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Markets; Santa Anita Avenue; Shopping Bag Market; Restaurants-The Pines Cafe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 639

Collection: Photographs

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View west on Huntington Drive clearly showing Drive-In Markets which were located around service station on SW corner of First and Huntington Drive. Moving picture theater is mid-way in block on south side of street. Church with tower on NE corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue was moved to South First Avenue about 1935.

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Date: c.1934

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Date: c.1934

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Gas stations; Restaurants-The Pines Cafe; Arcadia Community Church; John C. Baldwin Gas Station; City Hall

Physical Description: 32x9 panorama on 2 pieces

ID: 596

Collection: Photographs

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View taken approximately 20 feet from front door of the Pines Coffee Shop. It was located at the Drive-In Market area at SW corner of Huntington and First Ave. It was the place of business closest to Huntington Drive. Otto Petersen bought it in 1929, according to Lorraine Petersen, Daughter-in-law. It had previously been called Odette's. (see photo #435)

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Date: c.1937 (As of March 2014, Roger Hiles-Library Manager, thinks it is 1939, based on car model shown.)

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Date: c.1937 (As of March 2014, Roger Hiles-Library Manager, thinks it is 1939, based on car model shown.)

Subjects: Restaurants-The Pines Cafe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 844

Collection: Photographs

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The Great Scot Restaurant built in Arcadia at 100 N. Santa Anita Avenue. It opened in March,1972. Beyond the restaurant the Towne Center Building of about 6 stories can be seen. It is at 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue.

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Date: 1975

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Date: 1975

Subjects: Restaurants-The Great Scot Restaurant

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 546

Collection: Photographs

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Huntington Drive looking east from near intersection of Santa Anita Avenue. This was taken same day as photo #590 looking in the opposite direction. Note both markets on north side were completely open across entire front as was customary at this time. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1938

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Date: 1938

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Robinson's Market; Arcadia Theater; Markets; Market Basket; Wendell Realty; Restaurants-The Cottage

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 591

Collection: Photographs

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Photo ad for White City-Arcadia. Sign on wall calls it a resort. Photo shows lady and child in light carriage with fourteen people standing nearby. Beneath photo it reads: BALDWIN MUSIC HALL-THE BEST MUSICAL COMEDY AND VAUDEVILLE-EVERY EVENING. Banner between trees reads BIG BARBEQUE ----(not clear) BAND AND ORCHESTRA ----(not clear). (Barbecue?)

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Date: 1906

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Date: 1906

Subjects: Restaurants-White City

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 929

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view east on Huntington Drive toward Arcadia from a position just west of Rosemead Boulevard. El Rancho Shopping Center and May Company Department Store can be seen as the business complex on the north side of Huntington Drive one block east of Rosemead Boulevard. Santa Anita Park Race Track can be seen on the left in upper portion of photo.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; El Rancho Shopping District; Huntington Drive; May Company Department Store; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 633

Collection: Photographs

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In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Santa Anita Park--1945-1980; Huntington Drive; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b&w

ID: 1739

Collection: Photographs

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Interior view of Rod's Grill showing customers eating at the counter, sitting in colorful turquoise seats. Waitresses and cooks can be seen in the kitchen area, as well as a portion of two of the historic photos that the restaurant displayed on its walls. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

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Date: 2023

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Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2305

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of 100-to-1 cocktail bar at 100 W. Huntington Drive. This horse racing themed bar was demolished 2015. Signs read "Complimentary buffet" and "Karaoke." Murals inside were salvaged by Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

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Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: 100-to-1 cocktail bar (One hundred-to-One); Clubs; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2235

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view from position above Huntington Drive near Holly Avenue intersection looking north over Santa Anita Park. Colorado Place and Huntington Drive are seen coming together at right side of photo. Note how small the deodar (?) trees planted along Huntington Drive and Colorado Place are. Row of trees seen in center of photo were apparently left from Ranch days and were later removed.

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Date: December 1, 1935

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Date: December 1, 1935

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Place; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 976

Collection: Photographs

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View north east across Huntington Drive to Carpenter's Santa Anitan, a drive-in restaurant located at 125 W. Huntington Drive. It opened on Nov. 11, 1939 and remained a popular eating and gathering place for many years.

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View across land near Colorado and Colorado Place looking southeast. Has large billboard reading: 500 yards to Dewey Butler's famous corn and melons grown on Rancho Santa Anita.

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The Derby (Restaurant and Tavern) taken from south side of Huntington. An arched gate leads into restaurant area which is shaded by two large oak trees. Numerous cars are parked around it. Sign proclaims: "Sandwiches, Chicken-Steak Dinners. Dinners 75 cents".

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Intersection of Huntington Drive and First Avenue on Armistice Day, 1936 (1934?). There are two girls dressed as nurses driving a carriage pulled by a horse. Both carriage and horse and decorated. The Arcadia sign hangs overhead.

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Close up of people seen in photo #929.

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The Great Scot Restaurant built in Arcadia at 100 N. Santa Anita Avenue. It opened in March,1972. Beyond the restaurant the Towne Center Building of about 6 stories can be seen. It is at 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue.

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In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Exterior view of 100-to-1 cocktail bar at 100 W. Huntington Drive. This horse racing themed bar was demolished 2015. Signs read "Complimentary buffet" and "Karaoke." Murals inside were salvaged by Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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