Dewey Butler's Sweet Corn stand with three cars parked at an angle in front is shown next to the Santa Anita Motor Inn, which opened in 1938 at 101 W. Huntington Drive.
Dewey Butler's Corn Stand with four people standing at the stand. A sign propped up on the ground next to the stand reads, "Butler's Golden Bantam Corn," and another hanging sign reads, "Home of Dewey Butler's Corn and Melons Grown on Rancho Santa Anita."
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.
View north across Huntington Drive to Santa Anita Motor Inn with San Gabriel Mountains looming up clearly in background. The Chantry Flats Road is seen plainly. Built in 1938, the motel continued to operate at 101 W. Huntington Drive until it was torn down in 1974.
Looking north from Las Tunas near intersection of Santa Anita Ave. (NW corner) is Carl's Sweet Corn stand. Many customers and their cars are in view. Behind the stand can be seen corn growing in field. Owner was Carl Kophamer.
Many people are seen waiting in line to buy fresh corn at road-side stand called Carl's Sweet Corn and owned by Carl Kophamer at 75 Las Tunas. (NW corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Ave.) Corn is seen growing in large field behind the stand.
Looking SE across Las Tunas Drive near intersection with Santa Anita Ave. at road-side stand of Carl's Sweet Corn owned by Carl Kophamer at 75 Las Tunas. Customers and their cars are in view. Corn growing in field near stand is also seen.
Aerial view looking east along Huntington Drive taken over the Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Pony Express Museum is just to right of the "y" intersection of Huntington Drive coming into Arcadia just below the wing of the plane. Theater that was opened in 1942 is almost directly opposite Museum. Santa Anita Motor Inn, two buildings east of theater, distinguished by tall tower, opened in 1938. (It was torn down in 1975.) The residential area directly north of there is known as Santa Anita Gardens. Santa Anita Avenue is just beyond Arcadia County Park on right.
View of early road-side stand owned by Carl Kophamer and his family on Las Tunas just west of Santa Anita Ave. L-R: Morry, Carl, and Arly Kophamer. Corn is piled on counter.
Mr. Dewey Butler is seen sitting on his tractor. The Mauch family knew him very well and he would use his tractor to turn the soil on their ranch as well as his own. This photo was taken at Mauch ranch at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. In a 1997 conversation between Carol Libby of the Arcadia Historical Society and Lynette Dunn, daughter of Dewey Butler, Mrs. Dunn stated that this photo is not of her father. She said it was possibly her uncle.
Almost square building standing under tall Eucalyptus trees with sign across front reading: ARCADIA INN,WM. JOHNSON PROPRIETOR. According to information given to Sandy Snider at the Arboretum in a telephone interview with Vesta Reeves, this was known as Johnson's Inn and was on the SE corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.
Flamingo Hotel/Motel at 130 W. Huntington, built about 1956 or 1957. Part of Ramada Inn chain. Before it was the Flamingo, the Pony Express Museum was at this address. The Flamingo Hotel (Ramada) stayed here 1955-c. 1984. It reopened as the Santa Anita Inn on February 8, 1986. On the same site, the Le Meridien Hotel, part of the Marriott chain, broke ground in June 2018 and opened in 2021.
Early corn stand run by Carl Kophamer and his family on Las Tunas. L-R;Carl; his wife, Estella; and Morry, his son. A Chevrolet flat bed truck is on right.
View toward west at front of a thatched-roof fruit and refreshment stand. On right is painted: THE WIGWAM, ARCADIA,CALIF. There are rattan chairs about and an automobile. There is a sycamore tree seen behind the building. The eucalyptus trees of Santa Anita Avenue can be seen beyond.
Looking toward front entrance and show room area of Huntington Ford (automobile dealership) which was located at 55 W. Huntington Drive. Note left side of photo, the tower of Santa Anita Motor Inn can be seen.
Looking directly north up flooded Santa Anita Wash. Santa Fe Railroad Bridge can be seen upstream. There is a man in a suit and hat standing at west edge of wash. This was following heavy rains of early March 1938.
Thatched conical shaped roadside fruit stand with the name SLEMONS' ORANGE WIGWAM,ARCADIA,CALIF. According to 1930 City Directory, it was located at 141 E. Foothill Boulevard. (McDonalds address in 1993 is 143 E. Foothill.) Owner was James B. Slemons. Two people can be seen standing near entrance.
Ramada Inn at 130 W. Huntington Drive. Photo taken from across Huntington Drive. Includes the sign and parking lot. Former location of Lyon's Pony Express Museum.