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Aerial looking west from a position just east of First Avenue and just north of Wheeler Avenue. Large white barn-like roof is San Gabriel Valley Lumber Co. building. This later became the Sawmill Restaurant and in the early 1990's became Sports Rock Cafe. Directly opposite, is cleared land where Arcadia Public Library, Fire and Police were previously located. Today there is a Medical Building on the site (65 N. First Avenue). Santa Anita Park and parking lot are seen in the distance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs999
Date
c.1977

  1 image

Date
c.1977
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
First Avenue
Wheeler Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
992
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Aerial photograph looking toward Santa Anita Park race track, showing a busy day at the races, evident from the appearance of a full parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1850
Date
1940s or 1950s

  1 image

Date
1940s or 1950s
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia Police
Huntington Drive
Santa Anita Park
Physical Description
8 x 10 b & w
ID
1772
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs637
Date
c.1970

  1 image

Aerial view looking towards San Gabriel Mountains showing intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Huntington Drive, the Santa Anita Park and training track where Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently known as Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall) was built.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1754
Date
Unknown

  1 image

Aerial view looking west across Santa Anita Park from a position about Santa Anita Avenue just north of Huntington Drive. In the upper right portion of the photo can be seen the extensive earthwork done for the track Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot planned to build. That vast area now is entirely built with homes and apartments and is called Santa Anita Village. Present-day Baldwin Avenue would follow the line shown by the Ranch Road bisecting the photo from right to left just east of the track abandoned by Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs985
Date
c.1934

  1 image

Date
c.1934
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Smoot Hole
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
977
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Aerial view of what appears to be either an informal horse show or possible horse sale with a great number of people in attendance. The location has been identified as near intersection of Las Tunas Drive and (with what seem to be railroad tracks in center) Temple City Boulevard. The building (we see only roof) in the lower left corner is Vernon's Pharmacy. The letters VGS can be seen over front entry. There are probably about 100 autos parked nearby. (There is another photo of this event, #539.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs647
Date
c. early 1930's

  1 image

Date
c. early 1930's
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Las Tunas Drive
Temple City Boulevard
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
643
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Aerial view taken from about over what became Campus Drive and Arcadia High School, and looking toward (NW) Pasadena and Sierra Madre at foot of San Gabriel Mountains. Photo shows Santa Anita Park Race Track possibly just a few years after opening.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs633
Date
c.1936

  1 image

Date
c.1936
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia High School
Campus Drive
San Gabriel Mountains
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
629
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Aerial view toward north from a position south of Huntington Drive near intersection with Baldwin Avenue. It shows Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently known as Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall) developed by and on property owned by Santa Anita Consolidated. The Santa Anita Park Race Track and club house can be seen in center of photo. The straight white line about one inch above the club house roof is 210 Foothill Freeway. Chantry Flats road can be seen going up into San Gabriel Mountains in distance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs646
Date
c. 1975

  1 image

Aerial view toward the east taken from about over present Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. The main street running North/South is Santa Anita Avenue. View shows the oval of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's race track in what is currently Arcadia County Park. The buildings would be barracks of Ross Field U.S. Army Balloon School. Duarte Road can be seen coming into photo at right edge of photo near intersection with Santa Anita Avenue. The broad street along left side would be Huntington Drive. Railroad tracks can be seen in lower left corner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs635
Date
November 1929

  1 image

Date
November 1929
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Huntington Drive
Race tracks
Railroads
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
631
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs621
Date
June 5, 1938

  1 image

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
Images
Less detail

Looking east over barracks and main building at Ross Field. Tree-lined street cutting across photo at far side of field is Santa Anita Avenue. The oval of the race track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and which opened in 1907 can clearly be seen on right. Broad E/W street seen on far left is Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs867
Date
c.1928

  1 image

Date
c.1928
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
861
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Looking SW from mountains north of Arcadia. Major tree-lined street running from mountains south is Santa Anita Avenue. Southernmost tree-lined street cutting across entire middle of photo is Duarte Road. Barracks at the Balloon School can be seen just below Huntington Drive. Notice that Huntington Drive stops just west of the Balloon School, at the Baldwin Ranch. Much of Foothill area was planted to citrus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1114
Date
c.1927

  1 image

Date
c.1927
Subjects
Aerial views
Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929
Balloon School
Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Highlands
Physical Description
10 x 14 b&w
ID
1105
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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'

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs620
Date
June 5, 1938

  1 image

View east shows two balloons aloft over Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley. It is possible that first river up from bottom of photo is Rio Hondo Wash. Some of trees along Santa Anita appear to be in extreme lower right of photo. Tree-lined street showing in extreme lower left of photo is Duarte Road. Second river coming into photo about five inches up from bottom of photo would be San Gabriel River.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs154
Date
c.1918

  1 image

Date
c.1918
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
153
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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