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The newly installed railroad crossing at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street was dedicated. To celebrate the occasion, the Goodyear blimp (Goodyear supplied the rubber crossing pads) hovered overhead. Arcadia is the first city in the Los Angeles area to install rubber crossings. The city is paying $93,000 of the nearly $200,000 cost of the project.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Railroads - Crossings

Item ID: 2281AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo showing wrecked automobile and a portion of the control tower alongside tracks near First Avenue and railroad crossing. Information on back of photo identifies it as Ben Newman's wrecked Buick hit by Santa Fe train.

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Date: 1910

1 image

Date: 1910

Subjects: Railroads

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 436

Collection: Photographs

Images

Railroad crossing and vacant lot on NW corner of First and Santa Clara. Former site of Santa Fe Railway Station.

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Date: 1979

1 image

Date: 1979

Subjects: Railroads-Arcadia Santa Fe Station

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1226

Collection: Photographs

Images

All 14 at-grade rail crossings now complete for Foothill Gold Line, from Pasadena to Azusa. The at-grade crossing in Arcadia is at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 30, 2014

Pages: p. 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 30, 2014

Pages: p. 12

Subjects: Light rail trains; Metro Gold Line-Foothill Extension; Railroads; Transportation

Item ID: 34205AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street. Building in the foreground. Mountains in the background. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: Railroads; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2256C

Collection: Photographs

Images

Train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street. Looking northeast. Building is visible. Mountains in the background. Cloudy day. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2256D

Collection: Photographs

Images

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.

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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

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Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Building north of the tracks, on left side, is on First Avenue. This was taken at a point east of the abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2258C

Collection: Photographs

Images

Another back view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. A building on First Avenue, north of the tracks, is barely visible in the background, middle left of photo. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2257C

Collection: Photographs

Images

Back and side view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on a cloud day, at train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. A building on First Avenue, north of the tracks, is visible. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2257A

Collection: Photographs

Images

Side view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Located on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2257B

Collection: Photographs

Images

Side view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is clearly marked with Pine Bluff SP 151. These train tracks are near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2258A

Collection: Photographs

Images

Front view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking west on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2257D

Collection: Photographs

Images

Another back view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2258B

Collection: Photographs

Images

Front view of abandoned caboose of a train (closer view than in photo ID 2257D). Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking west on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2258D

Collection: Photographs

Images

Southern Pacific Railroad freight station located at First and Santa Clara Streets. We were told in 1978 that this building was moved to Travel Town in Griffith Park (Los Angeles). This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1930's

1 image

Date: c.1930's

Subjects: Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 243

Collection: Photographs

Images

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.

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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

First Avenue at Santa Clara Street in Arcadia closed September 9, 2013 through February, 2014 for construction of grade crossing improvements, as part of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project in Arcadia. Also, to construct the parking structure and transit plaza adjacent to the crossing, Front Street between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street, will be permanently closing in September.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 5, 2013

Pages: p. 1, 23

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 5, 2013

Pages: p. 1, 23

Subjects: Light rail trains; Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension; Transportation

Item ID: 33803AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The proposed site for Arcadia's Gold Line station is just east of Santa Anita Avenue, at the First Avenue/Santa Clara intersection. City leaders want to separate the railroad tracks from the street.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 19, 2004

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 19, 2004

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Gold Line --Pasadena to Montclair; Light rail trains; Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension

Item ID: 28548AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Intersection of First Avenue and Santa Clara Street in Arcadia re-opens to through traffic after crews completed at-grade crossing improvements last Friday. Work began at the crossing in early September 2013. Upgrades were made to the utilities, streets, curbs and more to encourage walking, biking, and bus connections.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 20, 2014

Pages: p. 20

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 20, 2014

Pages: p. 20

Subjects: Metro Gold Line--Arcadia Station

Item ID: 33973AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Photo showing wrecked automobile and a portion of the control tower alongside tracks near First Avenue and railroad crossing. Information on back of photo identifies it as Ben Newman's wrecked Buick hit by Santa Fe train.

Images

Railroad crossing and vacant lot on NW corner of First and Santa Clara. Former site of Santa Fe Railway Station.

Images

All 14 at-grade rail crossings now complete for Foothill Gold Line, from Pasadena to Azusa. The at-grade crossing in Arcadia is at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street.

Train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street. Building in the foreground. Mountains in the background. Photo by Terry Miller.

Images

Train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street. Looking northeast. Building is visible. Mountains in the background. Cloudy day. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Side view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Located on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Side view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is clearly marked with Pine Bluff SP 151. These train tracks are near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Front view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking west on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Another back view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

Images

Front view of abandoned caboose of a train (closer view than in photo ID 2257D). Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking west on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

Images

Southern Pacific Railroad freight station located at First and Santa Clara Streets. We were told in 1978 that this building was moved to Travel Town in Griffith Park (Los Angeles). This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

Images

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.

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The proposed site for Arcadia's Gold Line station is just east of Santa Anita Avenue, at the First Avenue/Santa Clara intersection. City leaders want to separate the railroad tracks from the street.