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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.

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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: 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.

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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: 2305

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

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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: 2307

Collection: Photographs

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Chief Roy Nakamura became Arcadia’s 30th Police Chief and its first of Asian-American descent on January 9, 2021. Captain Nakamura began his career with the Arcadia Police Department in 1992 as a Police Officer. As an Officer, he was assigned to Patrol and worked as a Field Training Officer, as well as being assigned to the Detective Bureau. As Detective, he was assigned to the Forgery and Fraud Unit and completed his Detective Bureau assignment in the Crimes Against Persons Unit. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and worked as a Field Supervisor until he was transferred to Personnel and Training. In 2009, Captain Nakamura was promoted to Lieutenant, working various assignments under the Operations and Administration Divisions within the Department, including Watch Commander, Detective Bureau Commander, Field Training Officers Program Commander, and Force Training Unit Commander. In 2019, he was promoted to Captain. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

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Date: 2021

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Date: 2021

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Nakamura, Roy; Police chiefs

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

ID: 2292

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

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Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, notice its house numbers in disrepair. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

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Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall, showing tree stumps and driveway. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2311

Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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North view of house at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall, Arcadia Police Station tower is in the background . It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2312

Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall, showing tree in front, taken from across the street on Huntington Drive. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2313

Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall, showing part of Le Meridien Hotel to the northeast (left), taken from across the street on Huntington Drive. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

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Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall, peeking out over the fence that separates it from the athletic field. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2315

Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Doris Selmer in 2005 taken for 50th wedding anniversary. Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer were longtime members and officers of Friends of the Library.

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Date: 2005

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Date: 2005

Subjects: Friends of the Library; Friends of the Arcadia Public Library; Selmer, Doris

Physical Description: 8.5 x 10 color

ID: 2262

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Jerry Selmer in 2005 taken for 50th wedding anniversary. Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer were longtime members and officers of Friends of the Library.

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Date: 2005

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Date: 2005

Subjects: Friends of the Library; Friends of the Arcadia Public Library; Selmer, Jerry

Physical Description: 8.5 x 10 color

ID: 2264

Collection: Photographs

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Jennifer Warner, Marny Hackley, Jackie Faust-Moreno and Carolyn Garner (L to R) standing behind the Arcadia Public Library table at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Arcadia County Park.

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Date: November 2, 2003

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Date: November 2, 2003

Subjects: Library - 2000-2009; Library employees; Faust-Moreno, Jackie; Garner, Carolyn; Hackley, Marny; Warner, Jennifer

Physical Description: 4x4 color

ID: 1720

Collection: Photographs

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Lucky Baldwin (a.k.a. John Reuter) with Jackie Faust-Moreno at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Arcadia County Park.

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Date: November 2, 2003

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Date: November 2, 2003

Subjects: Library - 2000-2009; Faust-Moreno, Jackie; Reuter, John

Physical Description: 4x4 color

ID: 1721

Collection: Photographs

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Don Penman, Janet Sporleder, and Tracey Hause (L to R) at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Arcadia County Park.

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Date: November 2, 2003

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Date: November 2, 2003

Subjects: Library - 2000-2009; Hause, Tracey; Penman, Don; Sporleder, Janet

Physical Description: 4x4 color

ID: 1722

Collection: Photographs

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Hugo Reid Statue in Arcadia County Park.

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Date: 2002

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Date: 2002

Subjects: Hugo Reid Family Statue; Reid, Hugo; Statuary

Physical Description: 8 1/2 x 11 color

ID: 1696

Collection: Photographs

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Sign at the fountain near the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive reads: Arcadia County Park, County of Los Angeles. Fountain is visible in background. This was before peacock sculpture was added to the fountain, later known as Peacock Fountain. Photograph by Terry Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2247

Date: April 2001

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Date: April 2001

Subjects: Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2218

Collection: Photographs

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Slightly skewed view of the sign at the fountain near the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive reads: Arcadia County Park, County of Los Angeles. This was before peacock sculpture was added to the fountain. Later known as Peacock Fountain. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: April 2001

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Date: April 2001

Subjects: Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2219

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Doris Selmer in 2005 taken for 50th wedding anniversary. Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer were longtime members and officers of Friends of the Library.

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Portrait of Jerry Selmer in 2005 taken for 50th wedding anniversary. Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer were longtime members and officers of Friends of the Library.

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Jennifer Warner, Marny Hackley, Jackie Faust-Moreno and Carolyn Garner (L to R) standing behind the Arcadia Public Library table at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Arcadia County Park.

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Lucky Baldwin (a.k.a. John Reuter) with Jackie Faust-Moreno at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Arcadia County Park.

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Don Penman, Janet Sporleder, and Tracey Hause (L to R) at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the Arcadia County Park.

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Hugo Reid Statue in Arcadia County Park.

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Sign at the fountain near the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive reads: Arcadia County Park, County of Los Angeles. Fountain is visible in background. This was before peacock sculpture was added to the fountain, later known as Peacock Fountain. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Slightly skewed view of the sign at the fountain near the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive reads: Arcadia County Park, County of Los Angeles. This was before peacock sculpture was added to the fountain. Later known as Peacock Fountain. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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