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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs648

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

Images

Airport scene taken at the Arboretum. Airplane on left and part of hangar visible on right. A number of people are standing around by the hangar. Handwritten note on back of photo states, "The plane taking off from landing field just west of Rancho Santa Anita Park in 'Safari'."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1537

Date: undated

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Date: undated

Subjects: Motion pictures; Arboretum

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1521

Collection: Photographs

Images

Aerial view looking north across Santa Anita Park from a position over Arcadia County Park. Large infield crowd is evident and all parking areas are filled. Arcadia Methodist Hospital shows in lower left part of photo and Arcadia Police facility is seen in lower right. The 210 Foothill Freeway cuts across photo near the top.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs995

Date: c.1979

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Date: c.1979

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Arcadia Methodist Hospital; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 988

Collection: Photographs

Images

Aerial view looking east across Santa Anita Park taken from a position just west of Baldwin Avenue, which is seen at bottom of photo. Huntington Drive appears exactly in center of photo just east of race track. The 210 Foothill Freeway enters area in upper right portion of picture and exits at left side in upper left portion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs996

Date: c.1979

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Date: c.1979

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 989

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs646

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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Man is riding bicycle on a path inside Rancho Santa Anita Park and Lake (later, the Arboretum), with many palm trees. Sign reads "Open to the Public Daily until 7PM, private property" and "Curves, drive slowly through park." The following information is from Sandy Snider: This is indeed, today’s Arboretum, but at the time the property was owned by a real estate syndicate named Rancho Santa Anita Inc. The enterprise was headed by the Chandler family (Harry until he died), and they bought the land from Anita Baldwin in 1936 for purposes of residential development. About 1939 they opened “the park” to visitors in hopes of encouraging land sales. About 30 acres surrounding the lake was sort of set aside as Santa Anita Park and Lake, that was roughly the area made available for movie location rentals and clearly for bicyclists, etc. 1939 is the circa date for this photograph, but it could have been anytime between 1936 and 1947 (when the land was sold to State and County for use as an Arboretum). The granite boulders lining roadways were typical Baldwin Ranch landscape features, and the pillars seen in the photo are also from Baldwin times. In the background you can see more boulders in a circular sort of shape – likely the old Baldwin Lily Pond.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2197

Date: c.1939

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Date: c.1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Rancho Santa Anita

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 2170

Collection: Photographs

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