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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Arcadia Public Library interior--adult reading room facing west. Shows atlas case, globe, purple and green chairs, phone books, career and job information section, consumer information
Arcadia Police S.W.A.T. vehicle, city department heads: (L-R) Pat Malloy, Don Penman (in green), Kent Ross, Jerry Collins, M. Miller, Bill Kelly, Jim Dale stand at the vehicle holding helmets and guns. August 1999.
Arcadia Police S.W.A.T. vehicle, City department heads: (L-R) Pat Malloy, Don Penman (in green), Kent Ross, Jerry Collins (in knit cap), M. Miller, Bill Kelly, Jim Dale stand at the vehicle wearing helmets and guns. August 1999.
Councilmember Bob Harbicht is seen looking at a book in the adult nonfiction stacks of the Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. He is wearing a red shirt. Photo was taken by Dorothy Denne of the Arcadia Weekly to be used in a display for National Library Week.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion project at 20 W. Duarte Road. Temporary adult reading area with round tables are seen in what used to be the Children's Room. Microfiche/film cabinets are visible along wall to the left. Several patrons are seen sitting at the tables.
Phase I of Arcadia Public Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo was taken in what used to be the Art & Lecture Room and was the temporary location for the Children's Room. Door to the left led into the adult area, with temporary circulation desk to the right. The stage curtains are visible on the right.
Phase I of Arcadia Public Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the hallway between the adult reading room and the reference area, looking toward the reference area. A drinking fountain is seen on the left.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the temporary reference desks. The window behind the second reference desk overlooks what used to be the south adult patio.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the temporary reference area, looking toward the hallway leading into the adult reading room and circulation area. A man is seated at a table and a woman is standing at the computerized catalog.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view was taken in the adult reading room, looking toward the circulation desk. A patron is sitting with his/her back to us. Globe lights.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This photograph was taken of the adult reading room after all the books had been removed and moved into the renovated section. The drainage pipe is visible in the center of the photo. A floor plant is next to a pillar. Globe lights.
Phase II of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the temporary children's room, housed in a section of the renovated wing which will house the adult reference collection. Two computerized catalogs are visible in the foreground.
Photo taken of Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road, during the 1995/96 expansion/remodel project. This view is of the interior of the newly constructed adult area. A pickup truck is parked outside the emergency exit located in the northeast corner of the room. Brown paper has been placed over sections of the new carpet.