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Santa Anita Park

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Anita Clubhouse Turn (1966) -- This is a familiar scene to the millions who have excitedly watched the thoroughbreds round this turn going into the stretch.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Anita Clubhouse Turn (1966) -- This is a familiar scene to the millions who have excitedly watched the thoroughbreds round this turn going into the stretch.

Item ID: 100L

Collection: Paintings

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Santa Anita Park

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Anita Racetrack Coach -- Since the first running of the horses at the present Santa Anita Racetrack in December 1934, the spectators have enjoyed the pageantry of the circling of the track by this coach prior to "starting time".

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Anita Racetrack Coach -- Since the first running of the horses at the present Santa Anita Racetrack in December 1934, the spectators have enjoyed the pageantry of the circling of the track by this coach prior to "starting time".

Item ID: 99L

Collection: Paintings

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Santa Anita Depot. Arboretum

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Anita Depot and Post Office -- Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, owner of Rancho Santa Anita, gave the Santa Fe Railroad Company the right of way through his property if it would build a depot on it, bring the mail to the depot; and make it a signal stop. A.A. Bennett, the architect who designed…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Anita Depot and Post Office -- Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, owner of Rancho Santa Anita, gave the Santa Fe Railroad Company the right of way through his property if it would build a depot on it, bring the mail to the depot; and make it a signal stop. A.A. Bennett, the architect who designed the Capitol at Sacramento, also designed this Santa Anita Depot, which was built in 1890. The two-story Santa Anita Depot opened on Baldwin Avenue in 1890. Living quarters for the station agent, consisting of two rooms and a porch, were located on the second floor. During President Teddy Roosevelt's 1904 re-election campaign, the Santa Anita Depot was one of his "whistle stops." The station closed in 1940. When construction of the 210 Freeway threatened its existence in the late 1960s, it was dismantled and moved to the Arboretum. The newly relocated and reconstructed Depot was dedicated in September, 1970.

Item ID: 63L

Collection: Paintings

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Santa Anita Park, 1907-1909

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Arcadia's First Racetrack -- Known locally as "The Old Baldwin Racetrack," Santa Anita Park opened December 7, 1907 at the site of today's Santa Anita Golf Course. This racetrack represented the realization of Lucky Baldwin's greatest ambition. "I desire no other monument," said Baldwin when the fi…

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Arcadia's First Racetrack -- Known locally as "The Old Baldwin Racetrack," Santa Anita Park opened December 7, 1907 at the site of today's Santa Anita Golf Course. This racetrack represented the realization of Lucky Baldwin's greatest ambition. "I desire no other monument," said Baldwin when the first day's races at his new track had been run. "This is the greatest thing I have ever done, and I am satisfied." In 1909, horseracing was banned throughout the State. Santa Anita Park closed on April 17, 1909. In 1912, the grandstand burned.

Item ID: 98W

Collection: Paintings

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Santa Anita Store. Baldwin, Elias J "Lucky"

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Lucky Baldwin's Store -- Known as "the Corner Store" was a built outside the Old Ranch Road gateway entrance to the Rancho Santa Anita, and served as a general emporium for the public as well as the Rancho tenants and workers. It carried groceries and "provisions," as well as Baldwin's wines and b…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Lucky Baldwin's Store -- Known as "the Corner Store" was a built outside the Old Ranch Road gateway entrance to the Rancho Santa Anita, and served as a general emporium for the public as well as the Rancho tenants and workers. It carried groceries and "provisions," as well as Baldwin's wines and brandies.

Item ID: 64L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Walker House -- Originally built as a boom hotel in 1883, this became known as the Walker House after it was purchased by James Walker, "a much loved and esteemed man" and prominent resident of Pomona Valley.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Walker House -- Originally built as a boom hotel in 1883, this became known as the Walker House after it was purchased by James Walker, "a much loved and esteemed man" and prominent resident of Pomona Valley.

Item ID: 28W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Roul House -- Mrs. Roul was a daughter of the Cullens; she and her family lived in this house which was built on the original Cullen homestead property.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Roul House -- Mrs. Roul was a daughter of the Cullens; she and her family lived in this house which was built on the original Cullen homestead property.

Item ID: 32W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Mamma's House -- The Roul house served for a while as a post office, and because of this various changes were made, including the upstairs addition that was Mamma Roul's private retreat after the death of her husband.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Mamma's House -- The Roul house served for a while as a post office, and because of this various changes were made, including the upstairs addition that was Mamma Roul's private retreat after the death of her husband.

Item ID: 33W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Bender House -- This house, made of poured concrete, was the house of John Bender, a childhood friend of William Cullen; these two men came West together and filed homestead papers on land near the foothills.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Bender House -- This house, made of poured concrete, was the house of John Bender, a childhood friend of William Cullen; these two men came West together and filed homestead papers on land near the foothills.

Item ID: 34L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Etiwanda House -- Built in the early 1880s, this was the home of George Chaffey, an engineer from Canada, who named it for a Canadian Indian Chief. Mr. Chaffey also named Ontario and the Imperial Valley, two of several California areas which prospered because of his introduction of successful irri…

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Etiwanda House -- Built in the early 1880s, this was the home of George Chaffey, an engineer from Canada, who named it for a Canadian Indian Chief. Mr. Chaffey also named Ontario and the Imperial Valley, two of several California areas which prospered because of his introduction of successful irrigation devices, artesian wells, and the generation of electric power in conjunction with the delivery of water.

Item ID: 38W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Ruddock House -- Built in the '90s by C.H. Ruddock, a wealthy Chicagoan, as his winter home, and located at the east end of San Bernardino Road in what is now Covina, this showplace (known as Mountain View) was "a rendezvous for the social elect" of the area. The tropical landscaping surrounding th…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Ruddock House -- Built in the '90s by C.H. Ruddock, a wealthy Chicagoan, as his winter home, and located at the east end of San Bernardino Road in what is now Covina, this showplace (known as Mountain View) was "a rendezvous for the social elect" of the area. The tropical landscaping surrounding the 3-story, 17-room mansion is rumored to have cost $4,000. The house was razed in 1951 to make room for tract homes.

Item ID: 39L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Jones House -- William Jones, who had owned a music store in Los Angeles, moved to Monrovia where he built this "showplace"; it contained two pipe organs, and several pianos. The property was willed to one of the Claremont Colleges by Mrs. Jones; the house has been torn down.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Jones House -- William Jones, who had owned a music store in Los Angeles, moved to Monrovia where he built this "showplace"; it contained two pipe organs, and several pianos. The property was willed to one of the Claremont Colleges by Mrs. Jones; the house has been torn down.

Item ID: 47W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Gutzon Borglum Home -- Built in 1896 by the famous Mt. Rushmore sculptor, this studio-cottage at 218 West Manzanita Street in Sierra Madre, was torn down in 1966.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Gutzon Borglum Home -- Built in 1896 by the famous Mt. Rushmore sculptor, this studio-cottage at 218 West Manzanita Street in Sierra Madre, was torn down in 1966.

Item ID: 61L

Collection: Paintings

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Glendora House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Glendora's First House -- George D. Whitcomb, the founder of Glendora, named the City after the word "glen" meaning a narrow canyon and his wife's name "Leadora". He was a firm believer in clean living and had a no-liquor clause inserted in the title of each lot he sold.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Glendora's First House -- George D. Whitcomb, the founder of Glendora, named the City after the word "glen" meaning a narrow canyon and his wife's name "Leadora". He was a firm believer in clean living and had a no-liquor clause inserted in the title of each lot he sold.

Item ID: 35W

Collection: Paintings

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Unruh, Hiram. Houses

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Unruh House -- The second house in Arcadia, built in 1888, was located on several acres of land near Huntington Drive and First Avenue. This was the home of Hiram Unruh, Lucky Baldwin's ranch manager. The house was torn down in 1945.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Unruh House -- The second house in Arcadia, built in 1888, was located on several acres of land near Huntington Drive and First Avenue. This was the home of Hiram Unruh, Lucky Baldwin's ranch manager. The house was torn down in 1945.

Item ID: 71W

Collection: Paintings

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Baldwin, Clara. Houses

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Clara Baldwin's Home -- Harold and Clara Baldwin Stocker purchased this home in 1907. Located on Foothill Blvd between Baldwin and Santa Anita Avenues, it still stands as a private residence.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Clara Baldwin's Home -- Harold and Clara Baldwin Stocker purchased this home in 1907. Located on Foothill Blvd between Baldwin and Santa Anita Avenues, it still stands as a private residence.

Item ID: 93L

Collection: Paintings

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La Puente. Dibble House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Dibble House -- Built in 1855, this two-storied structure is notable because it was made of bricks from a kiln on the rancho, and was one of the first Southern California dwellings to have been influenced by eastern U.S. architecture. Located in what is now La Puente, it was razed to make room for …

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Dibble House -- Built in 1855, this two-storied structure is notable because it was made of bricks from a kiln on the rancho, and was one of the first Southern California dwellings to have been influenced by eastern U.S. architecture. Located in what is now La Puente, it was razed to make room for a housing tract.

Item ID: 18L

Collection: Paintings

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Harris, O.D.. Houses. Arcadia Board of Trade

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Arcadia's First House -- Built in 1880 by O.D. Harris on what is now the corner of Colorado Boulevard at Santa Anita Avenue, this was reportedly Arcadia's first house. The initial meeting of the Arcadia Board of Trade was held here in 1914. The house was torn down in the 1950s.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Arcadia's First House -- Built in 1880 by O.D. Harris on what is now the corner of Colorado Boulevard at Santa Anita Avenue, this was reportedly Arcadia's first house. The initial meeting of the Arcadia Board of Trade was held here in 1914. The house was torn down in the 1950s.

Item ID: 70L

Collection: Paintings

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Santa Fe Station

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Arcadia Santa Fe Station -- Originally located at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street, the Arcadia Railroad Station was built in 1887 by the Santa Fe Railroad. This is the artist's conception of the station as it might have appeared in the early 1900s, complete with gables, turrets and cupolas. Th…

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Arcadia Santa Fe Station -- Originally located at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street, the Arcadia Railroad Station was built in 1887 by the Santa Fe Railroad. This is the artist's conception of the station as it might have appeared in the early 1900s, complete with gables, turrets and cupolas. The wood-frame, three-room structure was built to provide passenger service to and from Los Angeles. In later years, it was used exclusively for freight. In 1971, the building was moved to the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, where it was restored.

Item ID: 74W

Collection: Paintings

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Santa Fe Switch Tower

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Fe Switch Tower in Arcadia -- This tower was placed in service about 1919. The plant was manned by Santa Fe on a 24-hour basis. It was demolished in 1954 when its function was automated. One side of the building reads "Arcadia Tower."

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Santa Fe Switch Tower in Arcadia -- This tower was placed in service about 1919. The plant was manned by Santa Fe on a 24-hour basis. It was demolished in 1954 when its function was automated. One side of the building reads "Arcadia Tower."

Item ID: 76L

Collection: Paintings

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