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Santa Anita Wash following flooding of early 1938. View is looking west along washed-out Santa Fe Railroad tracks toward Santa Fe Bridge across Santa Anita Wash. People can be seen looking at the damage.

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Date
March 3, 1938
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Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
812
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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.

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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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Looking downstream of Santa Anita Wash from east side of Santa Fe Bridge approach. In this photo the tracks and ties are seen completely suspended and a man is walking across the span. Two men are seen on extreme left side of photo.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Flood control
Physical Description
5x5 b&w
ID
813
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Looking south down stream of Santa Anita Wash. (Puente Hills can be seen in distance.) Caption of photo says picture was taken from PE Bridge and looking toward Huntington Drive Bridge.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
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ID
807
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Looking upstream along Santa Anita Wash from just above Huntington Drive. Wooden trestle seen upstream carried Southern Pacific tracks. Fencing is seen on left.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs822
Date
October 26, 1939
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Date
October 26, 1939
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
816
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs811
Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
805
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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.

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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
806
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What appears to be a pile-driver in wash that apparently runs through Santa Anita Oaks during building of concrete channel.

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Date
c.1940's?
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Date
c.1940's?
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
380
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The City Manager must be informed by Los Angeles County officials at least 24 hours in advance of any dumping operations in the Santa Anita Wash following a heavy storm. Complaints about the noise and dust from local residents prompted the change.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Item ID
2948AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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View (apparently toward Foothill Boulevard) south down wash where pile-driver is at work prior to construction of concrete channel.

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Date
probably early 1940's
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Date
probably early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
382
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View NW up flooded Santa Anita Wash from above East bank below Duarte Road, probably the street seen crossing photo from right to left about half way down. Nest crossing north with dark bridge, is Santa Fe Railroad tracks; next we believe to be for a pipeline; last clearly visible crossing is for Pacific Electric Railroad tracks. Photo was taken following extreme flooding in 1938.

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Date
March 3, 1938
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Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
810
Collection
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Santa Anita Channel

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 29, 1940
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 29, 1940
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Flood Control
Item ID
3929AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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View across dry grass field toward fenced area with two cows grazing. A house with some outbuildings appears in center background. Flood control label indicates it is along Santa Anita Wash.

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Date
April 19, 1940
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Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
811
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Stream channel before flood control work was undertaken to build concrete channel. It appears that this is channel that runs through Santa Anita Oaks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs383
Date
early 1940's
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Date
early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
381
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs622
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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View NW up Santa Anita Wash toward San Gabriel Mountains. Caption says this was taken from Pacific Electric Railroad tracks toward Orange Street (this is present day Colorado Street).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs814
Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
808
Collection
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Small house and garage pictured on right side of photo. The view is across field of grass toward San Gabriel Mountains in background. Dramatic clouds fill the sky. There is a bare, tall Lombardy Poplar pictured near the wash. Caption on photo says it is Santa Anita Wash, but viewer is not aware of it. It must lie along left side of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs826
Date
April 19, 1940
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Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
820
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Aerial view south from Chantry Flats Road over the still-developing upper Highlands section of Arcadia. View is across Arcadia toward the Puente Hills. Santa Anita Park Race Track is seen in the center. Santa Anita Wash is seen on extreme left.

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Date
c.1965
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Date
c.1965
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia(City)-History-1960-1969
Chantry Flats Road
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
949
Collection
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Santa Anita Dam viewed from south looking north into the mountains. This is located in Big Santa Anita Canyon. Taken by Wendell Stewart.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs381
Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
Santa Anita Dam
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
379
Collection
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Photo of article in newspaper (probably LA Times) on auto accident at the unbridged Santa Anita Wash just east of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs593
Date
December 15, 1907
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Date
December 15, 1907
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
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ID
589
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