View of front drive and entry of Clara Baldwin home, reported to have been built in 1906, located at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard. Station wagon parked in front.
Approximately 8 horsemen apparently involved in a roping competition. There are grand stands in the background. Back of card indicates this was on the Old Lucky Baldwin track in what is now Arcadia County Park. (Club House had burned)
Aerial view of City Hall at 240 W. Huntington Drive looking SE across maintenance buildings for Arcadia County Park as well as the park itself in the distance.
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.
West Huntington Drive entrance to Santa Anita Park race track, showing much traffic. Some traffic was diverted to using the wrong-way one-way side of Huntington Drive.
The fountain near the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive at Arcadia County Park. This was before peacock sculpture was added to the fountain. Photograph by Terry Miller.
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.
Construction in progress of the foundation of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. There are mounds of dirt and a parked car. The Santa Anita Park Racetrack grandstand is visible in the background.
Crystal Court, a new housing development, 6 beautiful homes. View is looking east toward the cul-de-sac, from Christina Street, at First Avenue and East Crystal Court. Photo by Terry Miller.
A new housing development, sign reads "Crystal Court 6 beautiful homes." View is looking east from Christina Street, at First Avenue and East Crystal Court. Photo by Terry Miller.
A new housing development, sign reads "Crystal Court 6 beautiful homes." View is looking east from Christina Street, at First Avenue and East Crystal Court. Photo by Terry Miller.
Ramada Inn at 130 W. Huntington Drive. Photo taken from across Huntington Drive. Includes the sign and parking lot. Former location of Lyon's Pony Express Museum.
Aerial view looking down on Fashion Park from a position over intersection of Baldwin & Huntington Drive. Looking N toward Santa Anita Race Track grandstand during racing season (all of the cars parked on light-surfaced parking area are attending races.)
Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.
Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Man is working on the ceiling. Santa Anita Park Racetrack is visible in the left-hand background.
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.