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Exterior view of front and west side of Taco Lita restaurant looking southeast located at 120 E. Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91006.

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Date: 2023

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Date: 2023

Subjects: Taco Lita; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2297

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Rod's Grill showing the west side of restaurant, its sign, customers waiting outside, and the street signs where it was located, the corner of Huntington Drive and Morlan Place. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

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Date: 2023

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Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2306

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Rod's Grill showing the south side of restaurant with its rock mosaic wall and both the sign on the front of the building and the pole sign bearing its name that stands on the west side. Customers can be seen waiting outside. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

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Date: 2023

1 image

Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2307

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

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Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Sir George's Restaurant; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2236

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue, with cars in parking lot. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

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Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Sir George's Restaurant; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2236A

Collection: Photographs

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Restaurants, Bars, etc.

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Contents: 1. Infamous - on what is now the parking lot at First Avenue and the Pacific Electric tracks, Clara Villa once stood. Arcadia Tribune March 23, 1950. 2. The Norfolk. Article reference to Norfolk Saloon located at entrance to Santa Anita Race Track. Los Angeles Daily Times April 19, 1909 and …

Contents: 1. Infamous - on what is now the parking lot at First Avenue and the Pacific Electric tracks, Clara Villa once stood. Arcadia Tribune March 23, 1950.; 2. The Norfolk. Article reference to Norfolk Saloon located at entrance to Santa Anita Race Track. Los Angeles Daily Times April 19, 1909 and April 23, 1909.; 3. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1976.; 4. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1977.; 5. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1978.; 6. Eateries, hosts part of good life. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.; 7. White City, Arcadia - Baldwin Music Hall, Los Angeles Racing Association Souvenir Program 1908.; 8. Identifications of some saloons and inns in early Arcadia made by Vesta Reeves to Sandy Snider from the Arboretum, August 1979.; 9. Grand Opening - The Recipe Box. Arcadia Highlander April 22, 1987.; 10. Herbert's Cafe. Typed sheet giving some background on special events connected with holidays; material gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.; 11. Pine's Coffee Shop. Typed sheet and handwritten note from wife of former owner. Material gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.; 12. The Derby (Tavern). Typed sheet giving information on owners and "feeling" and atmosphere of restaurant. Information gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.; 13. Walker's Bar-B-Q. Typed sheet giving information on the business venture. Information gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.; 14. Merget's Malt Shop. Typed sheet and handwritten letter from former owner, giving many interesting bits of information about the business, the owners and the town at that time. Information gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.; 15. Baldwin-era chandelier now hangs in the Derby. Arcadia Tribune May 10, 1964.; 16. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1981.; 17. Grand Opening - Nickie and Betty's Place. Arcadia Highlander May 6, 1987.; 18. Restaurant Rose - Restaurant menus of the Pasadena area, including Arcadia. c.1988.; 19. Folks at the First Cabin care. Los Angeles Times, "Nightlife by Mary Tartaglione" March 31, 1995.; 20. Menu guide for dining establishments located in Arcadia and surrounding cities prepared by City of Arcadia Employee Advisory Committee, Spring 1996.; 21. "Chicken in the Rough" Map of restaurants in the U.S. n.d.; 22. Clarke mini phone book 1996 restaurant menu and dining guide, 1996.; 23. Clarke mini phone book restaurant reviews 1997.; 24. Out from under the wrecking ball (Denny's Restaurant). Smithsonian magazine December 2000 p.112, 10pgs.(1 color copy of article and 1 copy of magazine); 25. Inge's German Delicatessen menu. Owned by Dieter Dammeier and located at 156 N. Las Tunas in Arcadia. n.d.; 26. Box Cafe menu. Located at 203 S. First Avenue in Arcadia. c.2002.; 27. Rod's Grill menu. Located at 41 West Huntington in Arcadia. c.2002.; 28. Windmill no more. Arcadia Denny's to remove symbol at former site of Van de Kamp's. Pasadena Star News, July 24, 1999, p. B3.; 29. Flamingo Ramada Hotel - Ramada Inn menu located at 130 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia. c.1973.; 30. Monrovia and Arcadia Dining, Entertainment, Lodging Guide, 2002.; 31. Arcadia Guide to Dining and Lodging and Things to See and Do. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. n.d. - c.1980s; 32. "Memories of Arcadia." Van de Kamp's windmill spins back the hands of time by Charles Cooper. Arcadia Weekly, April 10-16, 2003, p. l.; 33. Dining/Lodging and Entertainment Directory Map of downtown Arcadia. 3/21/2002.; 34. Advertisement tickets/courtesy passes written in Spanish for the Arroyo Restaurant at 57 Wheeler Avenue, May 2003.; 35. "Seabiscuit" May Put Restaurant in the Money. The Derby, founded by jockey George Woolf, who rode the horse, may see a run as film opens. History of the Derby restaurant included. Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2003, p. B2; 36. Two E-mails, two transcripts of interviews with Dick McDonald and three articles from Ken Sidlowski, McDonald's Golden Archives and Museum Supervisor, with regard to whether the first McDonald's restaurant on Huntington Drive near the racetrack was located in Arcadia or Monrovia. July, 2003.; 37. Correspondence dated July 30, 2003 and video transcript of "Pure Americana, the Founding of McDonald's Hamburgers" dated 9/13/1992, p. 1-16, by Tom Dolly with regard to whether the first McDonald's restaurant on Huntington Drive near the racetrack was in Arcadia or Monrovia. Also Internet article by Mr. Dolly on same subject.; 38. Book entitled "Fast Food Flashback: the breakaway McDonald Brothers and Ray Kroc, the true story by Thomas C. Dolly. Cover letter from the author. Includes information about fast food and McDonald's restaurants in Arcadia. Acquired 9/8/2004.; 39. Woomi Sushi Japanese Restaurant menu. Restaurant in the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita new wing/expansion opened circa October 1, 2004. Acquired October 2004.; 40. Red Rock Chili Co. restaurant menu. Part of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita new wing/expansion opened circa October 1, 2004. Acquired October 2004.; 41a-b. Dave & Buster's Santa Anita restaurant promotional materials. a. Pre-Grand Opening VIP Premiere Party, September 28, 2004. b. Navigational Guide to Dave & Buster's. Dave & Buster's is part of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita new wing/expansion opened circa October 1, 2004. Acquired October 2004.; 42. Disposable hat from Bob's Big Boy Restaurant, with note from Pete Kinnahan (retired from City) of Development Services, indicating that Bob's closed in 1986. Text of hat reads: Bob's beef burger, hamburgers, shakes, fries.; 43. "The Derby...a Mere Seven Furlongs from Santa Anita." Arcadia Weekly, August 15, 2002; p. 12.; 44. Menu from Moffett's Chicken Pie Shoppe, 2010.; 45.Arcadia, Monrovia and Sierra Madre dining, entertainment, lodging guide 2004-2005. A joint publication of the Arcadia, Monrovia and Sierra Madre Chambers of Commerce. Published by Core Media Group, Inc.; 46. Matt Denny's celebrates 15 years in January. History of Matt Denny's Restaurant by Matt McSweeny. Retrieved December 20, 2013 from www.arcadiachamber.org.; 47. Dumpling dynasty: Din Tai Fung reaches Glendale and beyond. By Erica Wayne. Pasadena Weekly, p. 11, 12, March 3, 2016.; 48. Restaurant Review: Din Tai Fung always draws a crowd in Arcadia by Merrill Shindler. Pasadena Star News, August 5, 2016.; 49. Windmill blades collapse at Denny's. The Weekly Star, January 7, 2018.; 50. Japanese food at Sushi Kiyosuzu in Arcadia has an Olympic connection (Mirai Nagasu's parents' restaurant) by Merrill Shindler. Pasadena Star News, April 26, 2018.; 51. 3 items. Dinner menu from The Derby "Home of the Cappuccino and Irish Coffee," with handwritten prices, no date. The Derby (yellow brochure) contains history of the Derby Restaurant and quotes by Slugger Sturniolo, 233 East Huntington Drive. Guest comment card from The Derby, from the Sturniolo era.; 52. Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated, by Terry Miller. Arcadia Weekly has learned that a mixed-use project at 211-233 East Huntington Drive, the site of historic The Derby restaurant and Embassy Suites Hotel, is being discussed by Arcadia City Council. Includes history of the restaurant bought by George Woolf in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Retrieved from arcadiaweekly.com on August 7, 2020. Article appeared in Arcadia Weekly, August 6, 2020; 53. Marketing flyer for Ace's Drive-in, 63 West Huntington Drive. Phone number: DOuglas7-6185. Not a menu but says "Featuring double-deck hamburgers 35 cents, single-deckers 25 cents.; 54. Arcadia High School and First Avenue School Lunch Menu. Arcadia Tribune, p. 21, September 16, 1954.; 55. Two items about Rod's Grill.1) Arcadia diner Rod's Grill announces it will close after nearly 70 years. Closing date will be February 12. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A4, February 9, 2023. 2) Menu from Rod's Grill, acquired it from Rod's Grill on February 11, 2023, the day before they closed the restaurant. Menu is not dated and it was "an older menu," per the Rod's Grill employee who gave it to the library.; 56. Get Into the Zone for Some Crispy Korean Fried. Pasadena Star News, February 24, 2023. Review of Twozone Chicken (actually two restaurants under one roof, Twozone and Soonheene, home of "the most famous #1 Korean pancakes") at 1033 South Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, by dining critic Merrill Shindler. Includes some history of Korean love of fried chicken. Owner is Yun Jonggye.; 57. Diners line up to get last meal at Rod's Grill. Rod's Grill at 41 W. Huntington Drive closed its doors February 12, 2023 after 65 years. Rod Wellman started the diner in 1946 in Alhambra. The Arcadia location opened in 1957. Manny Romero bought Rod's about 25 years ago and oversaw its operation until his death in 2021. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A5, February 13, 2023.; 58. A. Menu from Bento-ya, sushi & Japanese gourmet, 420 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, Menu date c. 2015-2019. B. Bento-Ya menu, c. April 2013.; 59. Menu from Spices Thai Kitchen, 402 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, menu date c. 2017.; 60. Rod's Grill menu, no date. Address at 41 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc.

Item ID: 192AF

Collection: Subject Files

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.

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Date: c. April 2001

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Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Clubs; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2235A

Collection: Photographs

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Interior view of Rod's Grill showing customers eating at counter and at tables in booths. Also pictured are some waitresses and cooks, as well as two of the historic photos that the restaurant displayed on its walls. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2448

Date: 2023

1 image

Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2304

Collection: Photographs

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Interior view of Rod's Grill showing customers eating at the counter, sitting in colorful turquoise seats. Waitresses and cooks can be seen in the kitchen area, as well as a portion of two of the historic photos that the restaurant displayed on its walls. Rod's was located at 41 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, along Historic Route 66, from 1957 through February 2023.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2449

Date: 2023

1 image

Date: 2023

Subjects: Rod's Grill; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2305

Collection: Photographs

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West entrance to the carriage barn.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Carriage Barn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 137

Collection: Photographs

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Carmine's Italian Restaurant at 311 E. Live Oak Ave. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

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Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Carmine's Italian Restaurant; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2234C

Collection: Photographs

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View of south side of In-N-Out Burger at 420 N. Santa Anita Avenue looking northeast.

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Date: 2022

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Date: 2022

Subjects: In-N-Out Burger; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2296

Collection: Photographs

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View of Shrimp House Seafood Restaurant located at 4488 Live Oak Avenue. It was formerly known as Shrimp Ahoy.

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Date: 2023

1 image

Date: 2023

Subjects: Shrimp House Seafood Restaurant; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2295

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c. April 2001

1 image

Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: 100-to-1 cocktail bar (One hundred-to-One); Clubs; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2235

Collection: Photographs

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View looking southwest at the sign and fountain in front of The Original Peppers Mexican Grill & Cantina located at 181 Colorado Place in Arcadia. It opened in the 1960s on Route 66 across the street from Santa Anita Park and closed permanently in 2021.

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Date: 2022

1 image

Date: 2022

Subjects: Original Peppers Mexican Grill & Cantina; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2302

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of main entrance to The Original Peppers Mexican Grill & Cantina located at 181 Colorado Place in Arcadia. Pictured is a red awning with the restaurant's name, two benches on either side of entrance, two lamps on the pillars supporting the awning, and a lawn jockey.

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Date: 2022

1 image

Date: 2022

Subjects: Original Peppers Mexican Grill & Cantina; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2303

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Golden Eyes Gentleman's Club, probably at 1580 Clark Street. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

1 image

Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Golden Eyes Gentleman's Club; Strip clubs; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2235B

Collection: Photographs

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Interior view of order and pick up windows at Taco Lita restaurant with menu on display above. Set in the colorful orange, yellow and white tiles on counter base is plaque: Taco Lita is dedicated to Dixie and George Muniz, September 8, 2007. Taco Lita is located at 120 E. Duarte Road in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2443

Date: 2023

1 image

Date: 2023

Subjects: Muniz, Dixie; Muniz, George; Taco Lita; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2299

Collection: Photographs

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View of exterior and entrance of Moffett's Family Restaurant & Chicken Pie Shoppe located at 1409 S. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007.

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Date: 2022

1 image

Date: 2022

Subjects: Moffett's Family Restaurant & Chicken Pie Shoppe; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2301

Collection: Photographs

Images

Aerial view showing Eaton's Santa Anita in foreground, looking south from Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue. Lucky Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 is visible with stud barn buildings on south end of track.

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Date: March 7, 1940

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Date: March 7, 1940

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - Horses and horse racing; Colorado Boulevard; Michillinda Avenue; Rancho Santa Anita; Restaurants, bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1525

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of front and west side of Taco Lita restaurant looking southeast located at 120 E. Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91006.

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Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue, with cars in parking lot. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Restaurants, Bars, etc.

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.

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West entrance to the carriage barn.

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Carmine's Italian Restaurant at 311 E. Live Oak Ave. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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View of south side of In-N-Out Burger at 420 N. Santa Anita Avenue looking northeast.

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View of Shrimp House Seafood Restaurant located at 4488 Live Oak Avenue. It was formerly known as Shrimp Ahoy.

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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.

Images

View looking southwest at the sign and fountain in front of The Original Peppers Mexican Grill & Cantina located at 181 Colorado Place in Arcadia. It opened in the 1960s on Route 66 across the street from Santa Anita Park and closed permanently in 2021.

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Photo of main entrance to The Original Peppers Mexican Grill & Cantina located at 181 Colorado Place in Arcadia. Pictured is a red awning with the restaurant's name, two benches on either side of entrance, two lamps on the pillars supporting the awning, and a lawn jockey.

Images

Exterior view of Golden Eyes Gentleman's Club, probably at 1580 Clark Street. Photograph by Terry Miller.

Images

Interior view of order and pick up windows at Taco Lita restaurant with menu on display above. Set in the colorful orange, yellow and white tiles on counter base is plaque: Taco Lita is dedicated to Dixie and George Muniz, September 8, 2007. Taco Lita is located at 120 E. Duarte Road in Arcadia.

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View of exterior and entrance of Moffett's Family Restaurant & Chicken Pie Shoppe located at 1409 S. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007.

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Aerial view showing Eaton's Santa Anita in foreground, looking south from Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue. Lucky Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 is visible with stud barn buildings on south end of track.

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