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Arcadia Feed & Seed Store located at 145 E. Huntington Drive and owned by Roy Pike and Donald A. Strawn. In 1981 this was called Better Gardens Nursery.

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Date
c.1953

  1 image

Date
c.1953
Subjects
Arcadia Seed & Feed Store
Stores
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1151
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Interior view of General Merchandise store operated by Selma and Paul Bachert at 221 N. First Avenue for approximately 8 years. It was called Arcadia Department Store. Selma Bachert is standing to left by glass case.

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Date
c.1920s

  1 image

Date
c.1920s
Subjects
Arcadia Department Store
Bachert, Paul
Bachert, Selma
Stores
Physical Description
6x7 b&w (sepia tone)
ID
212
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

One section of Pony Express Museum showing Wells Fargo and Co. display as well as the front of a store called Mrs. E. Trabucco Store, showing women's wear. In foreground is glass display case with what appears to be unusual postal pieces.

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Date
c.1940s

  1 image

Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
454a
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

White Oak Service Station located on SW corner of Foothill Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue. View probably is looking east across Santa Anita toward large barn that must have been on southeast corner. Owner Emil Bolz is pictured standing in front of his station. He not only sold auto products but ice cream, tobaccos, cold drinks, etc. The address listed in 1928 City Directory is 2 W. Foothill.

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Date
c.1925

  1 image

Date
c.1925
Subjects
City Council-1903-1970-Bolz, Emil
Gas stations
White Oak Service Station
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
802
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Group of people on grassy area, some in costumes. A youngster dressed as an old-fashioned child is standing near left of photo eating cotton candy. This is part of Peach Blossom Festival festivities.

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Date
March 1949

  1 image

Date
March 1949
Subjects
Peach Blossom Festival
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
542
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Baldwin Ranch Store. A large two story building with cupola atop. On wooden siding is painted: Dry Goods Fancy Goods Groceries and Provisions Brandies Wines. It stands under tall eucalyptus trees. Joe Buck, resident, locates it at gate on what is now Old Ranch Road.

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Date
unknown

  1 image

Date
unknown
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita
Stores
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
117
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Exterior view of Charles Shugert's Toy Store called The House of Toys which was located at 111-113 E. Huntington Drive. Listed in Arcadia city directories under "Shugert's" or "House of Toys" 1952-1960 (1951 city directory not available to verify existence then, gone by 1962. Status unknown in 1961).

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Date
c. 1950s

  1 image

Date
c. 1950s
Subjects
Shugert's House of Toys
Stores
Physical Description
8x8 color
ID
736
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Photo of front page of school newspaper called the Cub vol.2no.7.

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Date
November 15, 1935

  1 image

Date
November 15, 1935
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
710
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Decorated with masses of roses shading from pink to deep rose, Arcadia's float entry in the 1931 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade was a formal garden called the "Rose Court." It was occupied by a rose queen and her attendants. One woman in dress and crown stands in the middle and two boys stand on the left side of the photo.

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Date
January 1931

  1 image

Date
January 1931
Subjects
Tournament of Roses-Floats-1931
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1286
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

House at 22 E. Foothill Blvd. It housed a dress shop called the Copy Cat from about 1967-1975. During the 1930's and a bit into the 1940's, it was operated as a popular family restaurant. Prior to the Copy Cat years (about 1952-1960), Rita Thompson had it as her real estate office.

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Date
Feb. 1978

  1 image

Date
Feb. 1978
Subjects
Houses
Business & industry
Physical Description
3 1/2 x 5 b&w
ID
260
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs411
Date
c.1898

  1 image

Date
c.1898
Subjects
Arcadia Department Store
Business & industry
Stores
Physical Description
3x5 oval original
ID
409
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

A group called The Singing Bluebirds marches in Diamond Jubilee Parade, preceeded by some of their members on bicycles.

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Date
September 30,1978

  1 image

Date
September 30,1978
Subjects
Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Parade
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
795
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

View of front entry to what has been called the O.D. Harris house at 15 E. Orange Avenue (now, Colorado Boulevard). Title Insurance & Trust checked the heritage for us and found the building probably was built in late 1880's for Southern California Floral Farm & Perfumery Co. Building stood until 1962. As of 1980, an apartment building was on that location.

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Date
Feb. 1962

  1 image

Date
Feb. 1962
Subjects
Historic houses
Southern California Floral Farm & Perfumery Company
Harris, O.D.
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1029
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Shopping Center at southwest corner of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road, anchored by Burlington Coat Factory. Also visible are Baby Depot and Luxury Linens stores. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date
April 2001

  1 image

Date
April 2001
Subjects
Baby Depot
Baldwin Avenue
Burlington Coat Factory
Business districts
Duarte Road
Luxury Linens
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
2201
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Clara Baldwin Stocker, wearing a hat, is seated in her motor car. Standing outside and leaning with one arm on the car, appears to Walter McGinley. There is a dog sitting on the running board. On the left is probably part of an oil well. Handwriting at bottom of photo reads, in part, "July 30th 1922 - in hole 2529 feet."

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Date
July 30, 1922

  1 image

Date
July 30, 1922
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1570
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Charles Shugert, proprietor of Shugert's House of Toys is pointing out boundaries of First parking district to other merchants who would profit from it. Others in photo, L-R: Merry Clark, dress shop proprietor, located on N. First Avenue, called Merry's; Marge Becker, who had Arcadia Candies on Huntington Drive; Ed Beaty; and on extreme right next to Mr. Shugert is Bill Suhm, at that time owner of Arcadia Stationers.

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Date
c.1956

  1 image

Date
c.1956
Subjects
Shugert, Charles
Suhm, Bill
Becker, Marge
Clark, Merry
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
737
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Three people are standing in front of stable area of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track. L-R: Mrs. John (Ella) Ott; eldest son, Donald; and City Marshall, John Ott. (Their daughter told us in 1980 that everyone called her father Jack.) Mrs. Ott is wearing a lavishly feathered hat and a tailored suit. Marshall Ott is wearing a dark double-breasted suit with his badge.

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Date
March 31, 1909

  1 image

Date
March 31, 1909
Subjects
Ott, John
Ott, Ella
Ott, Donald
Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1054
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Alfred Paredes of AP Sculpture Studio is the sculptor (wearing shorts and cap), standing to the right, of the Lucky Baldwin statue called "A Dawn in the West." Photo was taken after the patina was completed at Art Bronze Foundry in Burbank, CA. The two on the left of the statue are artisans who applied the patina. The statue is now located at the Reverend Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keeffe Rose Garden near the Arcadia Community Center at 365 Campus Drive. Printed on inkjet from a JPEG file.

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Date
c. October 2012

  1 image

Date
c. October 2012
Subjects
Artists
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Lucky Baldwin statue
Paredes, Alfred
Sculptures
Statuary
Physical Description
8 x 10 color
ID
2094
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Large stone Maltese Cross erected on the Baldwin Ranch by Anita Baldwin, marking graves of the four American Derby winners owned by her father, Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. The cross and horse's graves are now situated at the Santa Anita Race Track. There is a sign with all details of horses' names and races won.

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Date
c.1930's

  1 image

Date
c.1930's
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
142
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

View of portion of living room at Anoakia, sometimes called Peacock Room. Ernest Batchelder tiles in fireplace appear to have colors like a peacock. Tiffany light fixtures. Andirons.

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Date
1977

  1 image

Date
1977
Subjects
Anoakia
Tiffany, Louis Comfort
Batchelder, Ernest
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
77
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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