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View east on Huntington Drive from intersection with First Avenue. In the distance can be seen a railroad crossing marker which was for the Santa Fe Line (which is now serviced with an overpass of Huntington Dr.). Building at extreme left is Bank of Italy Building on N.E. corner of First and Huntington Dr.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Bank of Italy National Trust & Savings

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 203

Collection: Photographs

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View east from a point a bit south of photo #220. Note chimney of Hugo Reid Adobe just to right of large tree trunk. Note Glass house located to right in photo. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1880's

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Date: c.1880's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin Ranch; San Gabriel Mountains

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 221

Collection: Photographs

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View east on Huntington Drive mid-way in block between Santa Anita and First Avenue during holiday season. Notice the Arcadia sign that had for many years hung over intersection at First Avenue has been removed (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign). Santa Fe Railroad overpass in view crossing over Huntington Drive.

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Date: November 13, 1959

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Date: November 13, 1959

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Bank of America; Arcadia Drugs; Arcadia Bootery

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 601

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view. Looking east. Street along right edge of photo which is lined with trees is Duarte Road. Santa Anita Avenue cuts across photo from right to left and up into the San Gabriel Mountains. Huntington Drive can be seen in center of photo with young trees planted on north side of it. Santa Anita Race Track is one furthest from camera. The next small track is a training track belonging to Santa Anita. There is a VERY small round track across the street from the training track, which was part of a private horse stables. The incompleted oval was part of work done in 1933 by Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin in their effort to develop the Jockey Club Track. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1935

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Date: c. 1935

Subjects: Duarte Road; Huntington Drive; Los Angeles Jockey Club; San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 623

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view north toward San Gabriel Mountains from a position above Huntington Drive near First Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue can plainly be seen running north and south in front of six-story building in center of photo. The 210 Foothill Freeway is top band running across photo from east to west.

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Date: July 1976

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Date: July 1976

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; 210 Foothill Freeway; Huntington Drive; Railroads; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 607

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: November 1929

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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

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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

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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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View west, probably from a point about 1/4 mile west of Rosemead, on what is presently Huntington Drive. Street is dirt. There are railroad tracks along the right belonging to San Gabriel Railroad. There is a row of white power poles along side of tracks.

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Date: c.1895

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Date: c.1895

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 577

Collection: Photographs

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Intersection of Huntington Drive and First Avenue on Armistice Day, 1936 (1934?). There are two girls dressed as nurses driving a carriage pulled by a horse. Both carriage and horse and decorated. The Arcadia sign hangs overhead.

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Date: November 11, 1934 (1936?)

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Date: November 11, 1934 (1936?)

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Restaurants-The Pines Cafe; Armistice Day Parade; Market Basket; Gas stations; Route 66

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 597

Collection: Photographs

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The Hiram Unruh home located on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. This view is looking SE from center of Huntington Drive. Overhead is highway sign (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign) which hung over this intersection reading: ARCADIA.

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Date: c.1927 or 1928 or 1933 (see VF Historic Houses Item #6)

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Date: c.1927 or 1928 or 1933 (see VF Historic Houses Item #6)

Subjects: Historic houses; Unruh, Hiram Augustus; First Avenue; Huntington Drive; Welcome signs

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 956

Collection: Photographs

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Engine #10 and two cars outbound as the Santa Anita Special to the Race Track. This is on Huntington Drive near Baldwin Avenue. This photo belongs to Southern California Edison Historical Collection. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1947

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Date: 1947

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 393

Collection: Photographs

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A portion of Huntington Drive will be closed intermittently from Dec. 8 to 17 for the filming of "Numbers," starring John Travolta.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News p A4

Date: November 22, 1999

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News p A4

Date: November 22, 1999

Subjects: Streets - Huntington Drive; Moving pictures

Item ID: 18034AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Fe Railroad tracks cut diagonally across photo from east to west. Huntington Drive bisects photo from east to west approximately at center of photo. Arcadia County Park appears in lower left corner, showing baseball diamond. Santa Anita Wash is shown on right side of photo.

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Date: c. early 1950's

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Date: c. early 1950's

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia County Park; Huntington Drive; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 621

Collection: Photographs

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Carriage barn at Baldwin Ranch. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1870's

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Date: 1870's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Carriage Barn

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 147

Collection: Photographs

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Photo shows P.E. #430 out-bound to Arcadia, Monrovia and Glendora along side P.E. #714 from the Oak Knoll Line at the end of the 4 track main lines at Huntington Drive and El Molino near San Marino and Alhambra boundary line. This photo belongs to Historical Collection of Southern California Edison Co. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1950 or 1951

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Date: 1950 or 1951

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 401

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view from position above Huntington Drive near Holly Avenue intersection looking north over Santa Anita Park. Colorado Place and Huntington Drive are seen coming together at right side of photo. Note how small the deodar (?) trees planted along Huntington Drive and Colorado Place are. Row of trees seen in center of photo were apparently left from Ranch days and were later removed.

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Date: December 1, 1935

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Date: December 1, 1935

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Place; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 976

Collection: Photographs

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Photo taken from above Huntington Drive looking NE at the block between Santa Anita and First Avenue. Only the Music Mart shows clearly enough to identify.

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Date: c.1973

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Date: c.1973

Subjects: Huntington Drive

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w (poor quality)

ID: 1100

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking south over Santa Anita Race Track on a day of very heavy attendance. The floral plantings which form designs in the in-field are shown clearly. Also seen are: the clubhouse, the stables, and the training track. These latter were either moved or done away with to make way for the Fashion Park. Main gate was at NE corner of Huntington Drive and Baldwin, which was not cut through at that time. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1935

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Date: c. 1935

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1934-1942; Fashion Park; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 627

Collection: Photographs

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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'

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin Avenue; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Place; Colorado Street; Foothill Boulevard; Huntington Drive; Orange Grove Avenue; Santa Anita Fashion Park (later known as Westfield Santa Anita); Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 616

Collection: Photographs

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View east along Santa Fe tracks past private railroad car barn owned by Anita Baldwin to house her private rail car. Seen just beyond car barn, is Santa Anita Railroad Station. This photo is owned by Southern California Historical Society. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1930-1932

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Date: c.1930-1932

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita; Railroads-Santa Anita Station

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1006

Collection: Photographs

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View east from a point a bit south of photo #220. Note chimney of Hugo Reid Adobe just to right of large tree trunk. Note Glass house located to right in photo. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Aerial view north toward San Gabriel Mountains from a position above Huntington Drive near First Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue can plainly be seen running north and south in front of six-story building in center of photo. The 210 Foothill Freeway is top band running across photo from east to west.

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View west, probably from a point about 1/4 mile west of Rosemead, on what is presently Huntington Drive. Street is dirt. There are railroad tracks along the right belonging to San Gabriel Railroad. There is a row of white power poles along side of tracks.

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Intersection of Huntington Drive and First Avenue on Armistice Day, 1936 (1934?). There are two girls dressed as nurses driving a carriage pulled by a horse. Both carriage and horse and decorated. The Arcadia sign hangs overhead.

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The Hiram Unruh home located on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. This view is looking SE from center of Huntington Drive. Overhead is highway sign (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign) which hung over this intersection reading: ARCADIA.

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Engine #10 and two cars outbound as the Santa Anita Special to the Race Track. This is on Huntington Drive near Baldwin Avenue. This photo belongs to Southern California Edison Historical Collection. It is shown here for research only.

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A portion of Huntington Drive will be closed intermittently from Dec. 8 to 17 for the filming of "Numbers," starring John Travolta.

Santa Fe Railroad tracks cut diagonally across photo from east to west. Huntington Drive bisects photo from east to west approximately at center of photo. Arcadia County Park appears in lower left corner, showing baseball diamond. Santa Anita Wash is shown on right side of photo.

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Carriage barn at Baldwin Ranch. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Photo taken from above Huntington Drive looking NE at the block between Santa Anita and First Avenue. Only the Music Mart shows clearly enough to identify.

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View east along Santa Fe tracks past private railroad car barn owned by Anita Baldwin to house her private rail car. Seen just beyond car barn, is Santa Anita Railroad Station. This photo is owned by Southern California Historical Society. It is shown here for research only.

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