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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

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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

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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.

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Date: July 1976

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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

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Aerial view looking west over Santa Anita Park. Photo was taken from about over intersection of Colorado Place and Huntington Drive. Note area that was to become Los Angeles County Arboretum across top of photo. Note an open Grandstand has been added to the west of original covered one. There is a small dirigible in lower right corner carrying a sign that seems to read:modern motel. Present Baldwin Avenue would run where road in this photo is seen parallel to top of photo.

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Date: December 28, 1935

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Date: December 28, 1935

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 975

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view north. Main tree-lined street is Santa Anita Avenue. Most of the orange grove in center of photo was owned by Jaspar Teague family. They had built a circular art gallery on their property at 1380 South Santa Anita Avenue. The large buildings north of Teague's and to the west of Santa Anita Avenue are chicken houses. Duarte Road is the east/west street across photo near top of photo.

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Agriculture; Duarte Road; Orange groves; Poultry; Santa Anita Avenue; Teague, Jaspar

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 641

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 north up Santa Anita Avenue. Note Chantry Flats Road on mountain near right side of photo. This view was taken from just south of Huntington Drive. This image belongs to Arcadia Historical Society.

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Date: November 1926

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Date: November 1926

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Chantry Flats Road; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 6x10 vertical

ID: 583

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of Arcadia. Photo is dated in lower left corner and has descriptions and arrows all along the border.

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Date: June 11, 1936

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Date: June 11, 1936

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1539

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of large group of people, many on horses, apparently taking part in either an informal rodeo, or possibly a horse sale. This appears to be intersection of Las Tunas and Temple City Blvd. Building seen at top of photo is probably Vernon's Pharmacy of Temple City, located on NW corner of this intersection. There is a companion photo to this photo, #643. Vera Van Iaawarden, who lives in Temple City, says her father believes this was a balloon ascension.

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Date: c. early 1930s

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Date: c. early 1930s

Subjects: Recreation

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 539

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of Rancho Santa Anita taken above Dairy, looking north, with 5,000,000 gallon reservoir in lower left, and Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 with stud barn buildings on south end of track. Eaton's Santa Anita at Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue just visible at top of photo.

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Date: March 7, 1940

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Date: March 7, 1940

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - Horses and horse racing; Colorado Boulevard; Michillinda Avenue; Rancho Santa Anita; Restaurants, bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1526

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view, of the white A-Frame roof of Santa Anita Church (address is 226 West Colorado Boulevard, Arcadia, California). A six-sided, hexagon building near Santa Anita Church is the Fireside Room and Fellowship Hall, which is part of the Santa Anita Church. The church property goes all the way to Colorado Place (including "The Village Apartments," formerly the Frontier Motel, which the church purchased in 1972) and includes the parking lot and the building at the top of the photo, the Margaret Stevens Center. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

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Date: 1990?

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; David Stevens Collection; Santa Anita Church

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2279

Collection: Photographs

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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

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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

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Aerial view south of Balloon School and surrounding part of valley. Large tree-lined street running from center of photo toward lower left edge of photo is Santa Anita. Tree-lined street coming in on right edge of photo about two inches from bottom of photo and intersecting Santa Anita, is Duarte Road. Note wash that at present is just west of Arcadia High School. Rio Hondo Wash runs east to west across middle of photo.

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Date: c.1918

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Date: c.1918

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; U.S. Army Balloon School see Balloon School; Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 152

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south on Baldwin Avenue. From position just north of Huntington Drive (during racing season) showing great number of cars coming east on Huntington Drive to races through Gate #1. One building in Santa Anita Park Race Track parking lot is Fire Station at 630 S. Baldwin Avenue. Duarte Road is distantly seen in upper portion of photo, about 1 1/4 in. from top of photo. The multi-storied Medical Building seen is at 612 W. Duarte Road.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia Fire Department; Baldwin Avenue; Duarte Road; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 632

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south on Colorado Street just over large turn to the west. The residential area known as Santa Anita Gardens shows along upper left section of photo. Note that the only commerical development along the north side of Colorado Street is the Westerner Motel just near intersection with Huntington Drive. Santa Fe Railroad tracks are seen in lower left corner of photo. Santa Anita Park Race Track is on right.

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Date: c. 1956

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Date: c. 1956

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Street; Huntington Drive; Railroads; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; Westerner Motel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 637

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view taken from about over what became Campus Drive and Arcadia High School, and looking toward (NW) Pasadena and Sierra Madre at foot of San Gabriel Mountains. Photo shows Santa Anita Park Race Track possibly just a few years after opening.

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Date: c.1936

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Date: c.1936

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia High School; Campus Drive; San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 629

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1934 racing season

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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

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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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Aerial view toward NE. Main thoroughfare cutting across east to west with young trees planted on north side, is Huntington Drive. Main race track at Santa Anita is seen almost directly in center of photo, with Club House on side closest to camera. The smaller oval near left edge of photo was a training track belonging to Santa Anita which was removed for the Fashion Park. The Chantry Flats Road up to Santa Anita Canyon is clearly seen as it zig-zags around San Gabriel Mountains. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1940s

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Date: c. 1940s

Subjects: San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942; Chantry Flats Road; Huntington Drive; Fashion Park

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 625

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view toward north from a position south of Huntington Drive near intersection with Baldwin Avenue. It shows Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently known as Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall) developed by and on property owned by Santa Anita Consolidated. The Santa Anita Park Race Track and club house can be seen in center of photo. The straight white line about one inch above the club house roof is 210 Foothill Freeway. Chantry Flats road can be seen going up into San Gabriel Mountains in distance.

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Date: c. 1975

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Date: c. 1975

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Chantry Flats Road; Malls; San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; Santa Anita Fashion Park; Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 642

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view toward SW from position just north of Santa Anita Race Track with large crowd in attendance. View shows planting design on the infield, the clubhouse, and to the west, the former training track belonging to Santa Anita. This and stables were removed or relocated to make room for the Fashion Park. Baldwin Avenue was not cut through at this 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: 626

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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Aerial view north up Santa Anita Avenue. Note Chantry Flats Road on mountain near right side of photo. This view was taken from just south of Huntington Drive. This image belongs to Arcadia Historical Society.

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Aerial view of Arcadia. Photo is dated in lower left corner and has descriptions and arrows all along the border.

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Aerial view taken from about over what became Campus Drive and Arcadia High School, and looking toward (NW) Pasadena and Sierra Madre at foot of San Gabriel Mountains. Photo shows Santa Anita Park Race Track possibly just a few years after opening.

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