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.
Aerial view north up Santa Anita Avenue. Note Chantry Flats Road on mountain near right side of photo. This view was taken from just south of Huntington Drive. This image belongs to Arcadia Historical Society.
Aerial view toward NE. Main thoroughfare cutting across east to west with young trees planted on north side, is Huntington Drive. Main race track at Santa Anita is seen almost directly in center of photo, with Club House on side closest to camera. The smaller oval near left edge of photo was a training track belonging to Santa Anita which was removed for the Fashion Park. The Chantry Flats Road up to Santa Anita Canyon is clearly seen as it zig-zags around San Gabriel Mountains. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.
View from Chantry Flats Road down onto Canyon Road curving in the Upper Highlands, a residential area in north Arcadia. Santa Anita wash and the spreading basins are seen in extreme upper left in photo.
View east on Huntington Drive from intersection with First Avenue. In the distance can be seen a railroad crossing marker which was for the Santa Fe Line (which is now serviced with an overpass of Huntington Dr.). Building at extreme left is Bank of Italy Building on N.E. corner of First and Huntington Dr.
Aerial view toward north from a position south of Huntington Drive near intersection with Baldwin Avenue. It shows Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently known as Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall) developed by and on property owned by Santa Anita Consolidated. The Santa Anita Park Race Track and club house can be seen in center of photo. The straight white line about one inch above the club house roof is 210 Foothill Freeway. Chantry Flats road can be seen going up into San Gabriel Mountains in distance.
View looking south down Santa Anita Ave. from a point just where road starts up toward Chantry Flats. Note that eucalyptus trees have been removed from Santa Anita and present plantings are still very small. As of 1980, houses fill land shown in foreground of the photo.
Parachute pictured coming down on Balloon School field. San Gabriel Mountains and Chantry Flats Road can be seen in background. Parachutes were used as emergency way to evacuate balloon in case of enemy fire, lightning, etc., according to H.F.Paden.
Maneuvering officer (extreme right) leading about 23 men in readying balloon to take on observers and go aloft. Identification was given by H.F. Paden, August 1978. Mr. Paden was an officer at the Balloon School. Field is totally flat.
Vineyards on Baldwin Ranch. View is north from a point of present Huntington Drive. Chantry Flats Road is visible at right edge of photo. San Gabriel Mountains form background.
View showing main entrance to Pony Express Museum. Sign on extreme left reads: This building moved from the old mining town of Bear Valley...etc. There is a sign designating entrance and indicating 25 cent fee. On right side of photo is shown a Black man carved which may have been a mast head of a ship.
Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.
Evacuees of Japanese ancestry arriving a Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese from San Pedro. They are lined up with their vehicles loaded and waiting to be checked in. Note road to Chantry Flats seen over roof tops.
Three people standing beside automobile of Officer Albert Matthies which was shot up by men who shot him July 18, 1927. Officer on extreme left is Grady Pardue. Other two in photo are not identified.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. A number of people are standing under the white tent. At the extreme left is Betty Rochefort. Standing next to her with the white hat is John Reuter.
Spring 1935. Santa Anita Rancho field crops of many varieties were grown. View is toward the north. San Gabriel mountains completely across the photo. Chantry Flats Road visible at right side. White barn prominent in center of photo.