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Aerial view looking east into Arcadia from near intersection of Rosemead Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard. Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant is still seen at far end of curve on south side of Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue (this is present site of Coco's Restaurant and Oak Tree Banquet Room, formerly Reuben's Restaurant, address 1150 W. Colorado Boulevard). The Santa Fe Railroad Tracks are seen just north of Colorado Boulevard. Large clear area in upper right portion of photo is Santa Anita Park Race Track.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Street; Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant (1939-1969); Michillinda Avenue; Railroads; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 634

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park Race Track just right of center at south edge of photo. Oval to the left of Santa Anita Park Race Track was training track which was removed to make room for Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall). Street just to left of training track is Baldwin Avenue. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Along both can be noticed the conifer trees planted a few years earlier. Street completely bisecting photo just below center is Foothill Boulevard, next one is Orange Grove Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue is partially in view on right edge of photo. Oval on extreme lower left side of photo is old Baldwin training track. Baseball diamond in lower right corner is at Arcadia County Park. Scale: 1"=660'

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin Avenue; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Place; Colorado Street; Foothill Boulevard; Huntington Drive; Orange Grove Avenue; Santa Anita Fashion Park (later known as Westfield Santa Anita); Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 616

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park grandstands. Photo taken from Colorado Place looking across east parking lot.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1221

Collection: Photographs

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Dark, tree-lined street completely bisecting photo from west to east just above, is Duarte Road. Santa Anita Park Race Track is at upper right edge of photo. Smaller oval nearby is a training track. The incomplete oval in upper left is the race track that Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot attempted to build in 1933 but abandoned the project. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Note grove of olive trees on land where City Hall is located today (240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia). Baseball diamond in upper right corner of photo, just below the convergence of the "y" is at Arcadia County Park. Corrected description as of 11/04/2008.

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Place; Duarte Road; Los Angeles Jockey Club; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 617

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park race track sign at east entrance.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1223

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view east on Huntington Drive toward Arcadia from a position just west of Rosemead Boulevard. El Rancho Shopping Center and May Company Department Store can be seen as the business complex on the north side of Huntington Drive one block east of Rosemead Boulevard. Santa Anita Park Race Track can be seen on the left in upper portion of photo.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; El Rancho Shopping District; Huntington Drive; May Company Department Store; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 633

Collection: Photographs

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In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Santa Anita Park--1945-1980; Huntington Drive; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b&w

ID: 1739

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view taken over Arcadia so that it shows a large area surrounding Arcadia as well as the entire city. Clearly seen is the Santa Anita Park Race Track, and the Arcadia County Park (shown as a dark triangle in center), and the 210 Foothill Freeway crossing photo from west to east and passing north of Santa Anita Park Race Track.

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Date: c. 1973

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Date: c. 1973

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Arcadia County Park; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 644

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Race Track, looking east and north.

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Date: c. late 1940's or 1950's

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Date: c. late 1940's or 1950's

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w; 15x20 b&w

ID: 1332

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view, of Santa Anita Park Race Track in the upper left quadrant (address is 285 West Huntington Drive) and the white A-Frame roof of Santa Anita Church (address is 226 West Colorado Boulevard) in the lower right quadrant. A six-sided, hexagon building seen to the left of Santa Anita Church, is the Fireside Room and Fellowship Hall, which is part of the Santa Anita Church. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

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Date: 1990?

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; David Stevens Collection; Santa Anita Church; Santa Anita Park

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2274

Collection: Photographs

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View east from track side of Santa Anita Railroad Station showing group of people waiting to board the Los Angeles bound train. There are men, women and at least one child.

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Date: c.1898

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Date: c.1898

Subjects: Railroads-Santa Anita Station

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 520

Collection: Photographs

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There is no print of this negative. The negative is a Baldwin tract map for the Santa Anita Colony. The 800 acres of Santa Anita Colony were bounded by today's Duarte Road on the north, Live Oak Avenue on the south, El Monte Avenue on the west and Second Avenue on the east.

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Date: c.1891

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Date: c.1891

Subjects: Santa Anita Colony

Physical Description: 4x6 negative only

ID: 1431

Collection: Photographs

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Photo showing hot-air balloon aloft over Santa Anita Race Track parking lot. View is toward east and shows mountains in background. Occasion was the 70th birthday of Arcadia. Approximately 18 people are shown viewing it.

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Date: August 18, 1973

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Date: August 18, 1973

Subjects: Centennial Celebrations,etc.-70th Birthday

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 377

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south on Colorado Street just over large turn to the west. The residential area known as Santa Anita Gardens shows along upper left section of photo. Note that the only commerical development along the north side of Colorado Street is the Westerner Motel just near intersection with Huntington Drive. Santa Fe Railroad tracks are seen in lower left corner of photo. Santa Anita Park Race Track is on right.

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Date: c. 1956

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Date: c. 1956

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Street; Huntington Drive; Railroads; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; Westerner Motel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 637

Collection: Photographs

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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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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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Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, very full of cars.

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Automobiles; Santa Anita Park

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1770

Collection: Photographs

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View almost due west from Santa Anita Race track Clubhouse roof over portion of housing put up for the evacuees at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Note training track in the center of photo. Beyond it can be seen houses in Santa Anita Village. This entire area became part of Fashion Park later. This photo, together with photos #655 and 656, form a panorama.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Buildings and grounds; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945; Fashion Park

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 654

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking east along Huntington Drive taken over the Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Pony Express Museum is just to right of the "y" intersection of Huntington Drive coming into Arcadia just below the wing of the plane. Theater that was opened in 1942 is almost directly opposite Museum. Santa Anita Motor Inn, two buildings east of theater, distinguished by tall tower, opened in 1938. (It was torn down in 1975.) The residential area directly north of there is known as Santa Anita Gardens. Santa Anita Avenue is just beyond Arcadia County Park on right.

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Date: c. 1957-58

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Date: c. 1957-58

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Huntington Drive; Pony Express Museum; Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Motor Inn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 638

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of Rancho Santa Anita taken above Dairy, looking north, with 5,000,000 gallon reservoir in lower left, and Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 with stud barn buildings on south end of track. Eaton's Santa Anita at Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue just visible at top of photo.

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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: 1526

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view, of the white A-Frame roof of Santa Anita Church (address is 226 West Colorado Boulevard, Arcadia, California). A six-sided, hexagon building near Santa Anita Church is the Fireside Room and Fellowship Hall, which is part of the Santa Anita Church. The church property goes all the way to Colorado Place (including "The Village Apartments," formerly the Frontier Motel, which the church purchased in 1972) and includes the parking lot and the building at the top of the photo, the Margaret Stevens Center. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; David Stevens Collection; Santa Anita Church

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2279

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park grandstands. Photo taken from Colorado Place looking across east parking lot.

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Santa Anita Park race track sign at east entrance.

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In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Santa Anita Race Track, looking east and north.

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View east from track side of Santa Anita Railroad Station showing group of people waiting to board the Los Angeles bound train. There are men, women and at least one child.

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There is no print of this negative. The negative is a Baldwin tract map for the Santa Anita Colony. The 800 acres of Santa Anita Colony were bounded by today's Duarte Road on the north, Live Oak Avenue on the south, El Monte Avenue on the west and Second Avenue on the east.

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Photo showing hot-air balloon aloft over Santa Anita Race Track parking lot. View is toward east and shows mountains in background. Occasion was the 70th birthday of Arcadia. Approximately 18 people are shown viewing it.

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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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Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, very full of cars.

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