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Aerial view south of Balloon School and surrounding part of valley. Large tree-lined street running from center of photo toward lower left edge of photo is Santa Anita. Tree-lined street coming in on right edge of photo about two inches from bottom of photo and intersecting Santa Anita, is Duarte Road. Note wash that at present is just west of Arcadia High School. Rio Hondo Wash runs east to west across middle of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs153
Date
c.1918
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Date
c.1918
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
U.S. Army Balloon School see Balloon School
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
152
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Aerial view toward the east taken from about over present Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. The main street running North/South is Santa Anita Avenue. View shows the oval of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's race track in what is currently Arcadia County Park. The buildings would be barracks of Ross Field U.S. Army Balloon School. Duarte Road can be seen coming into photo at right edge of photo near intersection with Santa Anita Avenue. The broad street along left side would be Huntington Drive. Railroad tracks can be seen in lower left corner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs635
Date
November 1929
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Date
November 1929
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Huntington Drive
Race tracks
Railroads
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
631
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Photographs
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Santa Fe Railroad tracks cut diagonally across photo from east to west. Huntington Drive bisects photo from east to west approximately at center of photo. Arcadia County Park appears in lower left corner, showing baseball diamond. Santa Anita Wash is shown on right side of photo.

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Date
c. early 1950's
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Date
c. early 1950's
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia County Park
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
621
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Photographs
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Main north/south running street to right of center is Michillinda Avenue. Oval adjacent to Michillinda Avenue is Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's training track. Lower right corner of photo is abandoned project of Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot, c. 1933 (about where May Company was and where Vons, a Safeway Company, Southern California Division Headquarters is now, at 618 Michillinda Avenue). Street running east/west across center of photo is present day Colorado Boulevard. East/west-running street near top of photo is present Foothill Boulevard. Wash along left side of photo is Eaton Wash, Pasadena. Scale: 1 inch=660 feet.

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Date
June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Eaton Wash
Foothill Boulevard
Los Angeles Jockey Club
Michillinda Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
619
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Photographs
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Looking east over barracks and main building at Ross Field. Tree-lined street cutting across photo at far side of field is Santa Anita Avenue. The oval of the race track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and which opened in 1907 can clearly be seen on right. Broad E/W street seen on far left is Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs867
Date
c.1928
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Date
c.1928
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
861
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View northeast over Pacific Electric Railroad. Ross Field Balloon School occupies portion on right side of photo over to the railroad tracks. The street marking its northern boundary would be Huntington Drive. The large rectangle just north of this street was Rancho Resevoir, converted into a swimming pool. The principal street marking east boundary of Balloon School property running north to south across this photo about at middle, is Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs634
Date
November, 1929
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Date
November, 1929
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Pacific Electric Railway
Railroads
Ross Field
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
630
Collection
Photographs
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Aerial view looking north over flooded Santa Anita Wash looking upstream. Street cutting across photo closest to bottom is Huntington Drive. The next crossing upstream carries Santa Fe Railroad track. The last crossing that is clearly visible is Pacific Electric Railroad bridge. North/south street crossing Huntington Drive nearest wash would be Fifth Avenue. Foothill Boulevard is just barely visible near top of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs815
Date
March 3, 1938
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Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Fifth Avenue
Flood control
Foothill Boulevard
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
809
Collection
Photographs
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Main road crossing photo east to west in top third of photo is Huntington Drive. The main street running North/South in right portion of photo is Rosemead Boulevard. Wash running North/South is Eaton Wash. Very little in this view is of Arcadia.

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Date
June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Eaton Wash
Huntington Drive
Rosemead Boulevard
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
620
Collection
Photographs
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Aerial view of Arcadia. Photo is dated in lower left corner and has descriptions and arrows all along the border.

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Date
June 11, 1936
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Date
June 11, 1936
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1539
Collection
Photographs
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Aerial view looking east across Santa Anita Park taken from a position just west of Baldwin Avenue, which is seen at bottom of photo. Huntington Drive appears exactly in center of photo just east of race track. The 210 Foothill Freeway enters area in upper right portion of picture and exits at left side in upper left portion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs996
Date
c.1979
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Date
c.1979
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
210 Foothill Freeway
Huntington Drive
Santa Anita Park-1945-1980
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
989
Collection
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Santa Anita Park Race Track just right of center at south edge of photo. Oval to the left of Santa Anita Park Race Track was training track which was removed to make room for Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall). Street just to left of training track is Baldwin Avenue. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Along both can be noticed the conifer trees planted a few years earlier. Street completely bisecting photo just below center is Foothill Boulevard, next one is Orange Grove Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue is partially in view on right edge of photo. Oval on extreme lower left side of photo is old Baldwin training track. Baseball diamond in lower right corner is at Arcadia County Park. Scale: 1"=660'

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Date
June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Baldwin Avenue
Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Place
Colorado Street
Foothill Boulevard
Huntington Drive
Orange Grove Avenue
Santa Anita Fashion Park (later known as Westfield Santa Anita)
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
616
Collection
Photographs
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Most prominent physical feature is Santa Anita Wash running north to south almost in center of photo, just above center(?). Santa Anita Avenue is north/south street, dark with trees approximately one inch from left edge of photo. Arcadia County Park is at upper left edge of photo with baseball diamond showing.

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Date
June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia County Park
Duarte Road
Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
618
Collection
Photographs
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Aerial view from above Huntington Drive between Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue. Huntington Drive intersects the photo from north to south. The street closest to the bottom is First Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue is near the top.

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Date
c.1959
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Date
c.1959
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
First Avenue
Huntington Drive
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1390
Collection
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About 25 bird carcasses infected with the West Nile virus have been found in or near Arcadia. Dead crows found along the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers could indicate a major outbreak is on the way.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
West Nile Virus
Item ID
27095AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Aerial view looking northeast across Santa Anita Park toward mountains. Note training track called Anita Chiquita has been added (lower left corner), open grandstand has been added to west of covered stand. Note, too, that work has begun to change Balloon School site to Arcadia County Park. Santa Anita Avenue is tree-lined street running entire width of photo about middle of print.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs987
Date
1937
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Date
1937
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Anita Chiquita training track
Arcadia County Park
Balloon School
Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
979
Collection
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Aerial view south on Colorado Street just over large turn to the west. The residential area known as Santa Anita Gardens shows along upper left section of photo. Note that the only commerical development along the north side of Colorado Street is the Westerner Motel just near intersection with Huntington Drive. Santa Fe Railroad tracks are seen in lower left corner of photo. Santa Anita Park Race Track is on right.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs641
Date
c. 1956
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Date
c. 1956
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Street
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Santa Anita Park-1945-1980
Westerner Motel
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
637
Collection
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Aerial view north toward San Gabriel Mountains from a position above Huntington Drive near First Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue can plainly be seen running north and south in front of six-story building in center of photo. The 210 Foothill Freeway is top band running across photo from east to west.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs611
Date
July 1976
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Date
July 1976
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
210 Foothill Freeway
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
607
Collection
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Looking NE up flooded Santa Anita Wash following heavy rains of early March 1938. Caption on photo reads: Looking upstream toward Santa Fe Bridge. San Gabriel Mountains in background. Where cars are parked would be east side of wash.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
805
Collection
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View across Arcadia taken from Chantry Flats Road at night. Long diagonal streak starting near bottom of lower right, marks Santa Anita Avenue.

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Date
c.1952
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Date
c.1952
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia(City)-History-1950-1959
Chantry Flats Road
Physical Description
5x10 b&w
ID
1150
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Photo of balloon aloft with basket suspended (there does not appear to be anyone in basket). Taken from approximately 50 feet beneath balloon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs175
Date
c.1917-1918
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Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
174
Collection
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