Exterior view of 100-to-1 cocktail bar at 100 W. Huntington Drive. This horse racing themed bar was demolished 2015. Signs read "Complimentary buffet" and "Karaoke." Murals inside were salvaged by Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
Another exterior view of 100-to-1 cocktail bar at 100 W. Huntington Drive. This horse racing themed bar was demolished 2015. Murals inside were salvaged by Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
View of pool and motel area of Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant. The motel rooms were added in 1941. In this view, there are lounge chairs with no cushions beside a roped-off pool. No one is visible.
Eight members of the Arcadia Woman's Club with their flower arrangements, apparently from a flower show. They stand before an arched doorway. None have been identified.
View of Herbert's Cafe from center of Alice Street right at intersection with Santa Anita. (Main fire house for Arcadia is presently located there.) There is a wagon wheel mounted near front. It was owned by Herbert and Catherine Schmidt from 1939-1957. See Arcadia VF-Restaurants, bars, etc. for further information regarding special days and how they were celebrated here.
In this aerial view looking toward the east, the oval directly in the center of photo was a training track belonging to Santa Anita. This was removed to make room for the Fashion Park mall. The small circular track across what is now Baldwin Avenue and the oval track farther south belonged to a private riding stable. The remains of the Los Angeles Jockey Club Track which Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin started but did not complete in 1933, can be seen in lower right corner. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.
William Parker Lyon serving drinks behind bar located in one section of Pony Express Museum. (It did not operate for the public.) Behind the bar are many different bottles and kegs. There appear to be gaming tables in this room also. Note: spittoons under bar railing.
View of courtyard of Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant. The mountains are visible to the north. There is an umbrella-covered two-seat lounge chair in the foreground.
View east along Santa Fe tracks past private railroad car barn owned by Anita Baldwin to house her private rail car. Seen just beyond car barn, is Santa Anita Railroad Station. This photo is owned by Southern California Historical Society. It is shown here for research only.
Individual study room at the Arcadia Public Library. Three study rooms were added with the library remodel/expansion project. Part of the "History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.
Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. decorated for Summer Reading Club with 1968 Summer Olympics theme, featuring Olympic rings, flags and emblems of various nations. Shows interior furnishings and details such as globe pendant lights, and shelving
Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. decorated for Summer Reading Club with 1968 Summer Olympics theme, featuring flags and emblems of various nations. Shows interior furnishings and details such as card catalog, globe pendant lights, file cabinet, seating, shelving.
Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. decorated for Summer Reading Club with 1968 Summer Olympics theme, featuring flags and emblems of various nations. Shows interior architectural details such as arched ceiling, recessed lighting, globe pendant lights and other lighting.
Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. decorated for Summer Reading Club with 1968 Summer Olympics theme, featuring flags and emblems of various nations. Shows interior architectural details such as arched ceiling, recessed lighting, globe pendant lights and other lighting.
Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. decorated for Summer Reading Club with 1968 Summer Olympics theme, featuring flags and emblems of various nations. Shows interior furnishings and details such as recessed lights, midcentury clock, dictionary stand, stools, shelving, bulletin board.