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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.

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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 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 north across Santa Anita Park from a position over Arcadia County Park. Large infield crowd is evident and all parking areas are filled. Arcadia Methodist Hospital shows in lower left part of photo and Arcadia Police facility is seen in lower right. The 210 Foothill Freeway cuts across photo near the top.

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Date
c.1979

  1 image

Date
c.1979
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
210 Foothill Freeway
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Santa Anita Park-1945-1980
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
988
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Aerial view looking north over flooded Santa Anita Wash looking upstream. Street cutting across photo closest to bottom is Huntington Drive. The next crossing upstream carries Santa Fe Railroad track. The last crossing that is clearly visible is Pacific Electric Railroad bridge. North/south street crossing Huntington Drive nearest wash would be Fifth Avenue. Foothill Boulevard is just barely visible near top of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs815
Date
March 3, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Fifth Avenue
Flood control
Foothill Boulevard
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
809
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

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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 looking west from a position approximately over Santa Fe railroad tracks between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Street closest to camera is First Avenue, running north/south, and we see its intersection with Wheeler Avenue in lower left portion of photo. Almost vacant lot on northwest corner of Wheeler Avenue and First Avenue is where Sawmill Restaurant was built in about 1977 (Sawmill Restaurant closed in early 1990's). Foundation work on South side of Wheeler Avenue at corner of First Avenue is for medical building which became 65 N. First Avenue. (Former site of Arcadia Public Library until 1961.) Post Office is largest building in center of the block on north side of Wheeler Avenue. Large white area is parking area for Santa Anita Park Race Track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs640
Date
July 1976

  1 image

Date
July 1976
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
First Avenue
Postal Service
Santa Anita Park-1945-1980
United States Post Office
Wheeler Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
636
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.)

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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 looking southeast from position about over present Arboretum. Photo shows Santa Anita Park, probably in opening season. Present City Hall sits in area just beyond cars parked at east end of track. Part of oval of old Santa Anita track built by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin is seen in upper portion of photo, in area that is now Arcadia County Park. Duarte Road is seen crossing photo in upper right corner. Present Arcadia County Park area is in this photo, bordered on the north by Pacific Electric Railroad tracks. A train has just brought a group to the races and they are seen walking in center of photo. White square seen near right side, is slab left from hangars when U.S. Army Balloon School occupied this site, 1917-1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs986
Date
c.1934 racing season

  1 image

Date
c.1934 racing season
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia County Park
Duarte Road
Race tracks
Railroads
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
978
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs648
Date
c. 1973

  1 image

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
Images
Less detail

Aerial view toward NE. Plane is over property of Charles W. Stewart (10 acres), and Jaspar Teague (10 acres), at 1320 S. Santa Anita Avenue, which is directly under the plane. Next street east is First Avenue, then Second Avenue, the Fourth Avenue. Reservoir is at corner of Valnett Avenue and Second Avenue and was owned by Walnut Grove Mutual Water Company (Valnett Avenue was first through street south of Duarte Road at this time and became Camino Real).

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Date
November 1929

  1 image

Aerial view toward the east from location about over Santa Anita Avenue at Santa Clara Street intersection. Santa Fe Railroad tracks are seen entering the city about in the center of photo. Broad white roadway seen toward left side of photo is 210 or Foothill Freeway still under construction.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs610
Date
c. 1968 or 1969

  1 image

Date
c. 1968 or 1969
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
210 Foothill Freeway
Postal Service - post office
Railroads
Santa Anita Avenue
Wheeler Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
606
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

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

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