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Santa Anita Park race track sign at east entrance.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1223

Collection: Photographs

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Panoramic view of Santa Anita Park taken from south parking area near water drainage course that formerly cut across property. View is looking north toward the mountains and includes everything from the club house(on the right) to the far west end of the grandstand. It is a crystal clear day.

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Date: c.1953

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Date: c.1953

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 987

Collection: Photographs

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A spokesperson for Santa Anita Consolidated has indicated that there is no intention of moving the Santa Anita Park race track to the $100 million sports complex proposed for the City of Los Angeles by Hollywood Park, Inc.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2392AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Santa Anita Park--1945-1980; Huntington Drive; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b&w

ID: 1739

Collection: Photographs

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The City Council retreated from the idea of collecting taxes on free admissions at the Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2387AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Race Track seen from a distance. View is toward the north. The San Gabriel mountains are visible behind the track. Cars are parked in the parking lot.

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Date: c. mid 1950's

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Date: c. mid 1950's

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1339

Collection: Photographs

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The City Council is considering collecting taxes on free admissions to the Santa Anita Park race track. It would mean considerably greater income for the City.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 5, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 5, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2386AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A special 8 page supplement offers a variety of articles on the Santa Anita Park track, its history, activities, facilities and its contributions to the community.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement

Date: October 16, 1980

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement

Date: October 16, 1980

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2395AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

View of Santa Anita Race Track and Grandstand looking west. There are twelve horses and riders racing and the grandstand appears to be nearly full. (Date is disputed to be after 1955, not 1950, per researcher race track historian Leonard Wynne, who says the inner track part, known as the "Turf Course" was put in during 1955. The inner track part is not where the horses are seen running.)

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Date: c. January 1950

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Date: c. January 1950

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 558

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c. 1973

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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

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The California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles has applied for a 2 week fair race meeting, to be held at Santa Anita Park Race Track from September 30 to October 10, 1979.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2393AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Nine sulkies and horses with drivers racing at Santa Anita Park. View is across track and racers into grandstand. Photo by photographer Milton Bell of Monrovia.

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Date: March 12, 1963

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Date: March 12, 1963

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; Horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1031

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Race Track, looking east and north.

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Date: c. late 1940's or 1950's

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Date: c. late 1940's or 1950's

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w; 15x20 b&w

ID: 1332

Collection: Photographs

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Lone army sentry patrolling outside fence of Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. White fencing encloses training track which was located alongside Baldwin Avenue, approximately where west parking area for Fashion Park (now Westfield Santa Anita mall) is now. Palm trees seen on left side, would be on grounds of present Arboretum.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Security measures; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 657

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Race Track showing front entrance with people entering for races.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1178

Collection: Photographs

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A group of Japanese evacuees at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese has gathered to watch a baseball game with both men and women on the teams. The west end of the Santa Anita Race Track Club House is seen in the background.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Recreation; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 672

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park (1945-1980)

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Contents: 1. Earlier days in Los Angeles - Prospects of horse racing at Santa Anita. news clip about 1944 season. June 13, 1969. 2. Sport of Kings. page from unknown source about the 1947-48 season. 3. The track that Doc built. COLLIERS March 13, 1948. 4. Doc's gold mine. TIME magazine January 31…

Contents: 1. Earlier days in Los Angeles - Prospects of horse racing at Santa Anita. news clip about 1944 season. June 13, 1969.; 2. Sport of Kings. page from unknown source about the 1947-48 season.; 3. The track that Doc built. COLLIERS March 13, 1948.; 4. Doc's gold mine. TIME magazine January 31, 1949.; 5. City sets tax rate. Pasadena Independent, circa August 22, 1951.; 6. A day at the races. WESTWAYS January 1959.; 7. Jewel of a track. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. February 6, 1961.; 8. Golden days at the dentist's. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED January 11, 1965.; 9. Santa Anita opens public workouts with gala free horse show. Public relations sheet from Santa Anita for 1966-67 season.; 10. Santa Anita fails to open gates. Arcadia News-Post December 26, 1969.; 11. Labor dispute cancels opening of Santa Anita. Arcadia Tribune February 28, 1969.; 12. Santa Anita National Horse Show July 2 through 8, 1979 - program. (SEE: Box 76); 13. Doc Strub's place. Los Angeles Times WEST magazine article March 8, 1970.; 14. What would happen if the track closed. Daily News April 7, 1970.; 15. Santa Anita track in midst of fourth decade. Arcadia Tribune August 11, 1971.; 16. Santa Anita Turf Club property. page copied from Arcadia General Plan 1973.; 17. Dear Arcadia. Letter from Robert Strub to citizens on Sunday race ban June 8, 1973. page 2 only. p.1 missing since 1984.; 18. Sunday race fans bet less. Los Angeles Times July 24, 1973.; 19. Sunday racing bill passes committee. Arcadia News-Post August 17, 1973.; 20. Santa Anita head blasts council action. Arcadia News-Post June 7, 1973.; 21. Sunday racing bill angers councilmen. Arcadia Tribune June 7, 1973.; 22. Santa Anita fights Sunday racing ban. Arcadia Tribune June 10, 1973.; 23. Council relents; citizens want Sunday racing. Arcadia News-Post June 14, 1973.; 24. Arth outlines racing position. News Post June 15, 1973.; 25. Council reversal seen on Sunday racing ban. Arcadia Tribune June 17, 1973.; 26. Ban on Sunday racing retained. Arcadia Tribune July 1, 1973.; 27. Council reacts on Sunday racing. Arcadia Tribune July 5, 1973.; 28. Council rescinds Sunday racing law. Arcadia News Post. July 12, 1973.; 29. Sunday racing fate near. Los Angeles Times July 15, 1973; 30. Sunday racing ban lifted. Arcadia Tribune July 15, 1973.; 31. Racing board approves season. Arcadia News Post. Arcadia News Post. July 17, 1973.; 32. Sunday racing approved. Arcadia Tribune July 19, 1973.; 33. Track will open today. Arcadia Tribune October 11, 1973.; 34. Santa Anita opens today. Arcadia Tribune December 27, 1973.; 35. Story of Santa Anita offered. Arcadia Tribune December 15, 1974.; 36. Even $350,000 does not a championship make. Los Angeles Times October 27, 1975.; 37. Rainy Santa Anita meeting has two $7 million days. Pacesetter-Highlander April 19, 1978.; 38. Santa Anita plans no move to new track. Pasadena Star News July 19, 1978.; 39. A birthday cake that's long, long, Longden. Arcadia Tribune February 11, 1979.; 40. Santa Anita Park's biggest season opening one week from Saturday. Arcadia Tribune December 18, 1947.; 41. Art at Santa Anita. THE BLOOD HORSE December 24, 1966.; 42. Racing classic to open. Arcadia Tribune special tabloid to commemorate Oak Tree opening October 6, 1980.; 43. Santa Anita: The great race place. Brochure gives history and introduction to the Park. n.d.; 44. Interview done in 1976 by Arcadia High School students Mark Stanley and Randy Skomsvold with Arcadia school personnel, John Simmons; he is the man who heads the class conducted at Santa Anita Race Track on training young people in the intricacies of track management.; 45. This is Santa Anita. Pamphlet from Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. n.d.; 46. Obituaries, death record, burial location, and articles about Dr. Charles H. Strub who with Hal Roach and some investors built Santa Anita Park. He served as vice-president and general manager of the Los Angeles Turf Club from 1934-1945 and executive vice-president since 1945. Died March 28, 1958.; 47. "Santa Anita owns vast playgrounds at famous mile-high Lake Arrowhead." Discusses plans for Lake Arrowhead since the purchase by the Los Angles Turf Club in February, 1946.; 48. A Day in the City : The Greens of Arcady (Santa Anita Park and the Arboretum) by Jack Smith. WESTWAYS, March 1968, p. 2-4.; 49. Change at the Arcadia Oval, Joe Hernandez is gone and the Wine Shed has come and one player asks himself, will there always be a Santa Anita? by Michael Fessier Jr. WESTWAYS, April 1972, p. 51-54.; 50. Riding into Dawn by Frances Halpern. WESTWAYS, December 1975, p. 25-27+.; 51. By the way, with Bill Henry. Bill Henry of KHJ Radio describes a day at Santa Anita Park, including the Turf Club. Los Angeles Times, December 28, 1948.; 52. Santa Anita a Palace for the Sport of Kings. Description of Santa Anita Park, including the chandeliers, by Kim Blair. Los Angeles Times, January 3, 1965.; 53. Doc's Gold Mine, Charles H. Strub built Santa Anita Park (photo). Time Magazine, January 31, 1949.; 54. Scoreboard: in Arcadia, Calif., Jockey Willie Shoemaker, 22, set a record, his 485th win. Time Magazine, January 11, 1954.; 55. Santa Anita 25th Silver Anniversary Jubilee 1959-1960 winter racing brochure racing schedule.; 56. Official Program February 27, 1946. Official Program March 16, 1946. Official Program March 5, 1947. Official Program December 31, 1956.; 57. Description and photos of Santa Anita Park from book Westward, Whoa! by Thayer, Bert Clark (1948). The central entrance is a Beaux Arts prize winner for its architect.

Subjects: Santa Anita Park (1945-1980)

Item ID: 201AF

Collection: Subject Files

The first Santa Anita National Horse Show was held at the track May 26-30. It is hoped that this will become an annual event.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1977

Pages: p. B-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1977

Pages: p. B-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2388AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park will have thoroughbred racing from December 26 through April 22, a season expanded by two weeks. The horse racing bill AB 3383 provided other changes in the sport that will affect Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2394AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park grandstands. Photo taken from Colorado Place looking across east parking lot.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1221

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park race track sign at east entrance.

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Panoramic view of Santa Anita Park taken from south parking area near water drainage course that formerly cut across property. View is looking north toward the mountains and includes everything from the club house(on the right) to the far west end of the grandstand. It is a crystal clear day.

Images

A spokesperson for Santa Anita Consolidated has indicated that there is no intention of moving the Santa Anita Park race track to the $100 million sports complex proposed for the City of Los Angeles by Hollywood Park, Inc.

In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

Images

The City Council retreated from the idea of collecting taxes on free admissions at the Santa Anita Park race track.

Santa Anita Race Track seen from a distance. View is toward the north. The San Gabriel mountains are visible behind the track. Cars are parked in the parking lot.

Images

The City Council is considering collecting taxes on free admissions to the Santa Anita Park race track. It would mean considerably greater income for the City.

A special 8 page supplement offers a variety of articles on the Santa Anita Park track, its history, activities, facilities and its contributions to the community.

Images

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The California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles has applied for a 2 week fair race meeting, to be held at Santa Anita Park Race Track from September 30 to October 10, 1979.

Nine sulkies and horses with drivers racing at Santa Anita Park. View is across track and racers into grandstand. Photo by photographer Milton Bell of Monrovia.

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Santa Anita Race Track, looking east and north.

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Santa Anita Race Track showing front entrance with people entering for races.

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A group of Japanese evacuees at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese has gathered to watch a baseball game with both men and women on the teams. The west end of the Santa Anita Race Track Club House is seen in the background.

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Santa Anita Park (1945-1980)

The first Santa Anita National Horse Show was held at the track May 26-30. It is hoped that this will become an annual event.

Santa Anita Park will have thoroughbred racing from December 26 through April 22, a season expanded by two weeks. The horse racing bill AB 3383 provided other changes in the sport that will affect Santa Anita Park.

Santa Anita Park grandstands. Photo taken from Colorado Place looking across east parking lot.

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