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Moving Picture Theaters

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Contents: 1. The Outpost program for the week commencing Saturday, July 13, 1918. Arcadia Journal July 13. 1918. 2. With coming of soldiers to Balloon School, theater will offer added attraction. Arcadia Tribune June 8, 1918. 3. Movie stars will come next week. Arcadia Tribune July 13, 1918. 4. Breaki…

Contents: 1. The Outpost program for the week commencing Saturday, July 13, 1918. Arcadia Journal July 13. 1918.; 2. With coming of soldiers to Balloon School, theater will offer added attraction. Arcadia Tribune June 8, 1918.; 3. Movie stars will come next week. Arcadia Tribune July 13, 1918.; 4. Breaking ground for new Santa Anita Theatre. Arcadia Tribune February 26, 1942.; 5. Colorful opening planned for Santa Anita Theatre tonight. Arcadia Tribune May 14, 1942.; 6. Santa Anita Theatre given big send-off. Arcadia Tribune May 21, 1942.; 7. A picture show was opened. Eberly. ARCADIA CITY OF THE SANTA ANITA. p. 72-73.; 8. Until 1924 Arcadia was without a theater building, ibid, p. 82-83.; 9. To build theater now in Arcadia. Arcadia Journal May 25, 1918 p.1; 10. New Santa Anita theater opening a gala event. Arcadia Bulletin May 18, 1942.

Subjects: Moving Picture Theaters

Item ID: 152AF

Collection: Subject Files

Panorama of Santa Anita Race Track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 7, 1907. Main club house with three cupolos atop is on left. There are about 8 jockeys and their mounts on track and the grandstand is filled.

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Date: c. December 1907

1 image

Date: c. December 1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Santa Anita Park-1907-1912

Physical Description: 5x16 b&w

ID: 548

Collection: Photographs

Images

Grandstand and portion of track at Ascot Park, a racetrack built near the center of Los Angeles that offered racing from 1903-1907. It was closed due to a city ordinance forbidding gambling. Baldwin's track, Santa Anita Park, which opened in December 1907 was designed and built by the same architect that built Ascot Park: A.M. Allen. The two tracks are similar in style and are occasionally mistaken for each other. In this photo the stands are full and there are eight horses with jockeys on the track.

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Date: c.1905

1 image

Date: c.1905

Subjects: Ascot Park; Horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 547

Collection: Photographs

Images

General article on moving picture industry

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Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: July 6, 1918 p. 1; July 13, 1918 p. 1; July 20, 1918 p. 1; August 10, 1918 p. 1; October 12, 1918 p. 1 (movies open on Sunday)

Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: July 6, 1918 p. 1; July 13, 1918 p. 1; July 20, 1918 p. 1; August 10, 1918 p. 1; October 12, 1918 p. 1 (movies open on Sunday)

Subjects: Moving pictures

Item ID: 4013AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Date: c.1928

1 image

Date: c.1928

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Balloon School; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 861

Collection: Photographs

Images

Four elephants shown walking under large eucalyptus trees at Arboretum while shooting for motion picture "Moon Over Burma" was taking place.

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Date: 1941

1 image

Date: 1941

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 388

Collection: Photographs

Images

Publicity photo from Paramount Pictures shows two young women in Polynesian style costume standing beside the lagoon at Arboretum. Actresses from 1937 Paramount picture. Fine print reads "Copyright 1937, Paramount Pictures Inc. Permission granted for Newspaper and Magazine reproduction. Made in U.S.A." This photograph belongs to Paramount Pictures. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1937

1 image

Date: 1937

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 387

Collection: Photographs

Images

Moving Pictures

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Contents: 1. Little Red Depot has many names. Arcadia Tribune August 3, 1936. 2. Arcadia at top. Arcadia Tribune. April 20, 1939. 3. Films available. Arcadia Public Library A.V. Dept. film list; local films. 4. Moving pictures shot at Arboretum. List of movies from 1937-1942 from Rancho Santa Anita …

Contents: 1. Little Red Depot has many names. Arcadia Tribune August 3, 1936.; 2. Arcadia at top. Arcadia Tribune. April 20, 1939.; 3. Films available. Arcadia Public Library A.V. Dept. film list; local films.; 4. Moving pictures shot at Arboretum. List of movies from 1937-1942 from Rancho Santa Anita scrapbook #5 (June 1940-May 1941).; 5. Heart of a Race Tout. Packet regarding search for the film shot at Baldwin's race track in 1909.; 6. Film on library brings U.S. notice. Arcadia Tribune April 23, 1962.; 7. Arcadia:Thoroughbred Town. Arcadia Tribune. February 1964.; 8. From Tarzan to Fantasy Island - they're all filmed at Arboretum. Arcadia Tribune September 17, 1978.; 9. List received from Historical Section of Arboretum August 1979.; (MISSING 9/2002); 10. This company's next picture - the first complete story film to be made in Los Angeles - was entitled "The Heart of a race tout." Page copied from book, "Early film making in L.A., by Charles G. Clarke, 1976.; 11. Movies filmed at Arboretum. Paper written by Janet Christensen, March 25, 1977.; 12. Photocopied pages from, "The Motion picture stunt pilots and Hollywood's classic aviation movies, " by H. Hugh Wynne. Discusses aviation films filmed in Arcadia.; 13. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum Movie Locations. List of movies 1936-1984 that were shot on location at the Arboretum. Includes names of actors/actresses and some photos.; 14. "The Return of Seabiscuit" by William Nack. Sports Illustrated, August 4, 2003, p. 58-61. (Magazine and color photocopy); 15. Cinema producers rediscover ideal locations near home. California terrain duplicates every land on earth and Rancho Santa Anita is a favorite location. Sunday Times, February 6, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.; 16. Paramount Studios shooting an outdoor location scene on Rancho Santa Anita for a Bing Crosby picture, "Paris Honeymoon." Arcadia Tribune, June 17, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.; 17. A Ritz brother while on location with a 20th Century Fox company unit at Rancho Santa Anita shooting scenes for "Straight, Place and Show" contemplates purchasing a stable of horses. Arcadia Tribune, June 24, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.; 18. Only the films could think of this. The Paramount location company while working on Bing Crosby's "Paris Honeymoon" brought a flowering apple tree to Rancho Santa Anita. Arcadia Tribune, June 18, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.; 19. Boris Karloff on location at Rancho Santa Anita for picture scenes in "Devil's Island." Arcadia Tribune, July 20, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.; 20. Newspaper employees watching the filming of Boris Karloff's "Devil's Island" laughed their heads off! Arcadia Tribune, July 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.; 21. Memo by Don Penman dated November 16, 1999 re: recommendation to approve request from Paramount Pictures to close portions of Huntington Drive for the film production of "Numbers."; 22. Article about "Attack of the Giant Leeches" filmed at the Arboretum, by Paul Parla, 1995. Issue 20 of Scary Monsters Magazine.; 23. Santa Anita Depot in Disney movie "Saving Mr. Banks" about P.L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins. March 13, 2014 retrieved from www.arcadiasbest.com.