View of south side of Santa Anita Santa Fe Station being rebuilt on its new site at Arboretum, the result of a city-wide drive to preserve the station.
View west on Huntington Drive clearly showing Drive-In Markets which were located around service station on SW corner of First and Huntington Drive. Moving picture theater is mid-way in block on south side of street. Church with tower on NE corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue was moved to South First Avenue about 1935.
Santa Anita Santa Fe Station photographed from south side of Colorado Blvd. There is a man standing near extreme left edge of photo. Gates with a red STOP sign are to keep unauthorized persons from driving across tracks and then up to Foothill Boulevard for a "short cut."
View south, perhaps from top of City Hall on Corner of First and Huntington Drive, to Arcadia Drive-In Market. Located on SW corner of the same intersection there was, in addition to the Service Station, a dry cleaners, a bakery, a fresh vegetable market, a meat market, a grocery store, and the Pines Cafe. First Avenue is street seen on the left.
View toward east of Arcadia Santa Fe Station. There is a train on the track in front of station. A white building on east side of First Avenue next to the tracks is also partially visible between station and train.
Newspaper page reduction of Sunday, February 26, 1939 Los Angeles Times that has article and photos of Santa Anita Santa Fe Station, describing the services at this small station. Station agent at this time was D.F. Bowe.
View from west end of Santa Anita Railroad Station building. In view are 2 signs reading: Santa Anita. Also one reading in part: Telegraph Office. There is a telephone pole tipping toward the station building. There is a small detached building just to east of station.
William Kreutzkamp, station master and Western Union telegrapher, at his desk in Arcadia Santa Fe station. He held this position from 1909 to about 1915.
Aerial view south on Baldwin Avenue. From position just north of Huntington Drive (during racing season) showing great number of cars coming east on Huntington Drive to races through Gate #1. One building in Santa Anita Park Race Track parking lot is Fire Station at 630 S. Baldwin Avenue. Duarte Road is distantly seen in upper portion of photo, about 1 1/4 in. from top of photo. The multi-storied Medical Building seen is at 612 W. Duarte Road.
View of service station. Printed on the station are:WEST ARCADIA SERVICE STATION and also the words SHELL MOTOR OILS. Address listed for this business in 1930 City Directory is 1211 S. Baldwin and in 1928 Directory, it is 710 W. Duarte. Man in cap standing by pump apparently is owner, Bruce Wetmore.
Eight civic minded men armed with shovels have apparently just installed sign reading: Give the Boys a Lift. This would have been during World War II when thousands of Army personnel were stationed in Arcadia and the sign designed to encourage residents to give the soldiers rides into Pasadena or other locations.
Workman is seen adding carved detailing to railing on top floor of Santa Anita Santa Fe Station as it is rebuilt on grounds of Arboretum. Station was "rescued" from path of Foothill Freeway and relocated at Arboretum.
Looking east at Arcadia Santa Fe station. Three men are standing near tracks: L-R: station agent William Kreutzkamp; Jim Raber; and Clarence Breuillot. The dog's name was Babe and was owned by the Mullens. Three other men are unloading large boxes. Mr. Kreutzkamp kept many plants around the station and some can be seen here.