First community dial office in the Bell system was located in this 29 ft. x 33 ft. building at 19 East Alice. It belonged to Southern California Telephone Company.
View of interior of Pacific Telephone Business Office showing one woman seated at a table. There is a file cabinet, a typewriter, and a safe in the room. Floor appears to be tiled. Location of this office was on North First Avenue.
Pacific Telephone switchboard in Arcadia. From left:Chief operator Ollie Palmer; Venerotia T. Pratt;operators Viola Grego; Eva Doss; Lucy Sommers; and, Ann Beatty.
Interior Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Female employee in APD uniform, possibly a dispatcher, sitting at a telephone switchboard and communications panel, using rotary dial telephone and writing. Also seen are a manual typewriter, microphone, and the time
Kasner's Country Market -- This was Arcadia's first market; the building had a dirt floor until 1960. It opened c.1951 and remained in business until it became Vickery's Country Market c.1962. Located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue, that location is now occupied by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Fou…
Kasner's Country Market -- This was Arcadia's first market; the building had a dirt floor until 1960. It opened c.1951 and remained in business until it became Vickery's Country Market c.1962. Located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue, that location is now occupied by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation.
Corner of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road, with West Arcadia Prescription Pharmacy seen across the street. Photo is of the traffic signal and telephone pole on the corner.
Patrons studying at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. Two boys and one girl at a table, one additional girl is in the stacks selecting a book.
Man standing at dispatcher window in the Arcadia Police station at First Avenue and Wheeler Street. Door with telephone sign above it, First Aid sign on wall and cigarette machine near counter.
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.
Small Spanish-style home. Address, at the time of the photo (1927) was 2747 Olive Street in Temple City. Numbers on Olive Street were changed and same house in 1980 has street number of 10159. This was girlhood home of Vera Van Houten and her family. The children went all the way through Arcadia schools as this home was in Arcadia School District.
Photo taken toward SW at front of Arcadia Grammar School. Possibly was taken after Holly Avenue School was opened. Note tree beyond telephone pole. This is probably large magnolia at First Avenue Junior High School today.
Policeman sitting in chair talking on telephone at switchboard in Arcadia Police Station at First Avenue and Wheeler Street. Can also see typewriters, switchboard, books, lamp, radio, microphone, keys and desk. Water fountain and gum machines on wall.
Cover of a flyer prepared by a citizen's group supporting passage of bonds to be voted on by City. Money would be used to install a complete sewer system.
Interior view of order counter and west seating area at Taco Lita restaurant located at 120 E. Duarte Road in Arcadia. Colorful orange tiles cover the floor and tables, while yellow, white and orange tiles cover counter base. Clearly displays the unique seating, using a bench seat with small tables intermittently set on top.
Wendell Chapman is seen on horseback with a battery operated radio. He was a member of the Civil Defense Amateur Radio Operators group that was assisting with communication in cases of emergency, such as floods, etc.
View of bar and gambling facilities in one section of Pony Express Museum. Neither the bar nor the gaming equipment were in use, but were displays like all else. Photo shows roulette table in foreground, the bar on left side of photo, wheels of chance and two tables with chairs at back wall.