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Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

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Date: c.1898

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Date: c.1898

Subjects: Arcadia Department Store; Business & industry; Stores

Physical Description: 3x5 oval original

ID: 409

Collection: Photographs

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Frank and Flora McCoy in their general merchandise store at 233 N. First Avenue.

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Date: c. early 1920's

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Date: c. early 1920's

Subjects: Frank McCoy General Merchandise; McCoy, Flora; McCoy, Frank; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 195

Collection: Photographs

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Interior of Frank and Flora McCoy's grocery store at 233 N. First Avenue. Lady at left side of photo behind counter, another standing in front of counter with white apron. On right side of photo is a woman in a coat.

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Date: c.1924

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Date: c.1924

Subjects: Frank McCoy General Merchandise; McCoy, Frank; McCoy, Flora; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 213

Collection: Photographs

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Interior of Seaquist's Pharmacy showing proprietor Oscar Seaquist standing in center of the store. Note fountain counter on the left. Store was located on north First Avenue not far from Santa Fe tracks. It was the first drug store in Arcadia.

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Date: c.1924

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Date: c.1924

Subjects: Seaquist's Pharmacy; Seaquist, Oscar; Stores

Physical Description: 7x9 b&w hard board original

ID: 211

Collection: Photographs

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McCoy Building, a two story building which was located at 233 N. First Avenue on west side of First Avenue at St. Joseph Sreet. Date on sign at top of building is 1910. Window and awning have FRANK McCOY GENERAL MERCHANDISE printed on them. Standing in front of store are two men and a woman. Building was demolished in September 1973.

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Date: c.1912

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Date: c.1912

Subjects: Frank McCoy General Merchandise; City Hall; First Avenue; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 187

Collection: Photographs

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View south, perhaps from top of City Hall on Corner of First and Huntington Drive, to Arcadia Drive-In Market. Located on SW corner of the same intersection there was, in addition to the Service Station, a dry cleaners, a bakery, a fresh vegetable market, a meat market, a grocery store, and the Pines Cafe. First Avenue is street seen on the left.

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Date: Market opened 1929

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Date: Market opened 1929

Subjects: Arcadia Drive-In Market; Gas stations; Huntington Drive; Stores

Physical Description: 6 1/2 x 10 b&w

ID: 892

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Feed & Seed Store located at 145 E. Huntington Drive and owned by Roy Pike and Donald A. Strawn. In 1981 this was called Better Gardens Nursery.

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Date: c.1953

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Date: c.1953

Subjects: Arcadia Seed & Feed Store; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1151

Collection: Photographs

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View of interior of east portion of Shugert's House of Toys Toy Store which was located at 111-113 E. Huntington Drive. This was an institution during late 1950's. Proprietor was Charles Shugert. Listed in Arcadia city directories 1952-1960 (1951 city directory not available to verify existence then, gone by 1962. Status unknown in 1961).

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Shugert's House of Toys; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 735

Collection: Photographs

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View looking south across Huntington Drive at Sullivan's Paint Store at 134 E. Huntington Drive.

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Date: June 1961

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Date: June 1961

Subjects: Sullivan's Paint Store; Stores

Physical Description: 4x7 b&w

ID: 1039

Collection: Photographs

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Seaquist's Drug Store. Pictured in front are three people: younger man in light suit, woman seated, and older man in dark suit. Among other signs in the window is one for polo at Midwick Country Club which was between Alhambra and Monterey Park. On side of building is painted ad for Wrigley's P.K. chewing gum. Located about 200 block of N. First Avenue.

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Date: c.1913

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Date: c.1913

Subjects: Seaquist's Pharmacy; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919; Stores

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 b&w

ID: 189

Collection: Photographs

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Thrifty Drug Store building at NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. There are no identifying signs on the building. The signs were removed after the store closed. Former site of first City Hall.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Thrifty Drug Store; City Hall; Stores

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1232

Collection: Photographs

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View of west side of Baldwin looking north from intersection with Naomi Avenue. Street trees obscure names of most shops but Nash's Department Store and Hinshaw's Department Store are visible.

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Date: c. late 1960's

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Date: c. late 1960's

Subjects: Baldwin Avenue; Hinshaw's Department Store; Nash's Department Store; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 605

Collection: Photographs

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Lloyd V. Engle, owner of the Arcadia Pharmacy is seen at left in his store at 34 E. Huntington Drive. With him are James Carthew and clerk named Alma.

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Date: c.1949

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Date: c.1949

Subjects: Arcadia Pharmacy; Engle, Lloyd V.; Carthew, James; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1065

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Charles Shugert's Toy Store called The House of Toys which was located at 111-113 E. Huntington Drive. Listed in Arcadia city directories under "Shugert's" or "House of Toys" 1952-1960 (1951 city directory not available to verify existence then, gone by 1962. Status unknown in 1961).

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Shugert's House of Toys; Stores

Physical Description: 8x8 color

ID: 736

Collection: Photographs

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View of Seaquist's Pharmacy taken from position just north of Santa Fe railroad tracks. For information on store see information for photos #189 and #190.

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Date: c.1920

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Date: c.1920

Subjects: Seaquist's Pharmacy; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919; Stores

Physical Description: 2 1/2 x 3 b&w

ID: 191

Collection: Photographs

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View of Home Ice Company which is listed in 1939 City Directory as at 1405 S. Baldwin, near NW corner of Baldwin and Naomi where Nash's Department Store was later located.

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Date: c.1936

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Date: c.1936

Subjects: Home Ice Company; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 199

Collection: Photographs

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View of east end of building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd. It was apparently built c. 1930, and used as a home and also as a business. Last occupant was the Copy Cat, a women's dress store.

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Date: Feb. 1978

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Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry; Stores

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 265

Collection: Photographs

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View north on First Avenue just north of Santa Fe Railroad Tracks. Graves Drug Store on right with a bank next to it. The two story building on SW corner of St. Joseph Street and First was McCoy Building. According to information given by Stu Henderson, current owner of King Pharmacy, the history of Graves Drug Store is as follows: Originally it was opened by Oscar Seaquist, later bought by Walter A. Graves. Some years later it was bought by R.B. and R.B. Bagnall Jr. (circa 1940's) and was relocated to 54 E. Huntington Drive. By 1950 the City directory listed it as owned by A.P.King and has been known by that name since.

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Date: 1930

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Date: 1930

Subjects: First Avenue; W.F. Springer Furniture Company; Restaurants-Queen City Club; Graves Drug Store; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 584

Collection: Photographs

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Drive-In Liquor Store, located at 10 E. Huntington Drive, corner of Santa Anita and Huntington Drive. Photo taken from west of store.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Drive-In Liquor Store; Stores

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1184

Collection: Photographs

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Drive-In Liquor Store located at 10 E. Huntington Drive, corner of Santa Anita and Huntington Drive. Photo taken from the east of store.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Drive-In Liquor Store; Stores

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1185

Collection: Photographs

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Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

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Frank and Flora McCoy in their general merchandise store at 233 N. First Avenue.

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Interior of Frank and Flora McCoy's grocery store at 233 N. First Avenue. Lady at left side of photo behind counter, another standing in front of counter with white apron. On right side of photo is a woman in a coat.

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Interior of Seaquist's Pharmacy showing proprietor Oscar Seaquist standing in center of the store. Note fountain counter on the left. Store was located on north First Avenue not far from Santa Fe tracks. It was the first drug store in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Feed & Seed Store located at 145 E. Huntington Drive and owned by Roy Pike and Donald A. Strawn. In 1981 this was called Better Gardens Nursery.

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View looking south across Huntington Drive at Sullivan's Paint Store at 134 E. Huntington Drive.

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Thrifty Drug Store building at NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. There are no identifying signs on the building. The signs were removed after the store closed. Former site of first City Hall.

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View of west side of Baldwin looking north from intersection with Naomi Avenue. Street trees obscure names of most shops but Nash's Department Store and Hinshaw's Department Store are visible.

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Lloyd V. Engle, owner of the Arcadia Pharmacy is seen at left in his store at 34 E. Huntington Drive. With him are James Carthew and clerk named Alma.

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View of Seaquist's Pharmacy taken from position just north of Santa Fe railroad tracks. For information on store see information for photos #189 and #190.

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View of Home Ice Company which is listed in 1939 City Directory as at 1405 S. Baldwin, near NW corner of Baldwin and Naomi where Nash's Department Store was later located.

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View of east end of building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd. It was apparently built c. 1930, and used as a home and also as a business. Last occupant was the Copy Cat, a women's dress store.

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Drive-In Liquor Store, located at 10 E. Huntington Drive, corner of Santa Anita and Huntington Drive. Photo taken from west of store.

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Drive-In Liquor Store located at 10 E. Huntington Drive, corner of Santa Anita and Huntington Drive. Photo taken from the east of store.

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