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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

  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
Images
Less detail

Clapboard house shown at the very edge of excavation work for flood control channel being constructed. There are rabbit hutches in area behind house. Exact location in Arcadia not known.

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Date
April 19, 1940

  1 image

Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
814
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail
Contents
1. "Streams, washes, etc." Overlay to be used with the Thomas Brothers map book showing streams, washes, and drainage systems in Arcadia. Gift of Los Angeles County Flood Control, November 11, 1979.
Contents
1. "Streams, washes, etc." Overlay to be used with the Thomas Brothers map book showing streams, washes, and drainage systems in Arcadia. Gift of Los Angeles County Flood Control, November 11, 1979.
Subjects
Flood Control
Item ID
92AF
Collection
Subject Files
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General information on flood control channels in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1935 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 11, 1936 p. 1 (Santa Anita Channel)
September 12, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
May 19, 1936 p. 1 (improvements by Los Angeles County proposed)
July 15 [sic - should be July 17], 1936 p. 1
July 19, 1936 p. 1 (study of Orange Grove, El Monte, Santa Anita Wash areas)
August 4, 1936 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 19, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 24, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 30, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
October 13, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
December 23, 1936 p. 1 (Arcadia-Sierra Madre control)
April 6, 1938 p. 1 (relief fund sought)
June 8, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 7, 1938 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 17, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 22, 1938 p. 1 (Eaton Wash)
September 27, 1938 p. 1 (report of suitable sites for control)
October 4, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
August 24, 1939 p. 1 (Little Santa Anita creek control)
July 17, 1941 p. 1 (canyon project)
August 21, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Canyon
September 11, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 25, 1943 p. 1 (Snata Anita flood control)
June 23, 1953 p. 1 (special project)
November 19, 1953 p. 1 (Colorado Blvd. storm drain)
December 24, 1953 p. 2 (action urged by Hillings)
February 1, 1954 p. 1 (status in Arcadia as of January 1954)
February 18, 1954 p. 1 (Federal action)
February 25, 1954 p. 1 (basin)
May 6, 1954 p. 1 (El Monte)
July 1, 1954 p. 1 (wash maps)
October 28, 1954 p. 1 (Flood Control District approves bridges over washes)
November 8, 1954 p. 1 (State Dept. Water Resources approves bridges)
November 11, 1954 p. 1 (protest denial of bridge for Sandra Ave.)
November 15, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra to get bridge)
November 18, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
December 9, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
February 7, 1955 p. 1 (Lanan Canyon pipe line)
July 25, 1955 p. 1 ( Michillinda drain)
October 6, 1955 p 1 (Michillinda drain)
August 1, 1955 p. 1 (schedule plan)
August 22, 1955 p. 1 ( " )
November 3, 1955 p. 24 (Arcadia Wash improvement)
June 7, 1956 p. 1 (map)
March 7, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
May 6, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
September 1, 1958 p. 1 (County budget for Arcadia)
March 23, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
July 30, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 26, 1968 p. 1 (Santa Anita Flood Control Committee)
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1935 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 11, 1936 p. 1 (Santa Anita Channel)
September 12, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
May 19, 1936 p. 1 (improvements by Los Angeles County proposed)
July 15 [sic - should be July 17], 1936 p. 1
July 19, 1936 p. 1 (study of Orange Grove, El Monte, Santa Anita Wash areas)
August 4, 1936 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 19, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 24, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 30, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
October 13, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
December 23, 1936 p. 1 (Arcadia-Sierra Madre control)
April 6, 1938 p. 1 (relief fund sought)
June 8, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 7, 1938 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 17, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 22, 1938 p. 1 (Eaton Wash)
September 27, 1938 p. 1 (report of suitable sites for control)
October 4, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
August 24, 1939 p. 1 (Little Santa Anita creek control)
July 17, 1941 p. 1 (canyon project)
August 21, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Canyon
September 11, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 25, 1943 p. 1 (Snata Anita flood control)
June 23, 1953 p. 1 (special project)
November 19, 1953 p. 1 (Colorado Blvd. storm drain)
December 24, 1953 p. 2 (action urged by Hillings)
February 1, 1954 p. 1 (status in Arcadia as of January 1954)
February 18, 1954 p. 1 (Federal action)
February 25, 1954 p. 1 (basin)
May 6, 1954 p. 1 (El Monte)
July 1, 1954 p. 1 (wash maps)
October 28, 1954 p. 1 (Flood Control District approves bridges over washes)
November 8, 1954 p. 1 (State Dept. Water Resources approves bridges)
November 11, 1954 p. 1 (protest denial of bridge for Sandra Ave.)
November 15, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra to get bridge)
November 18, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
December 9, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
February 7, 1955 p. 1 (Lanan Canyon pipe line)
July 25, 1955 p. 1 ( Michillinda drain)
October 6, 1955 p 1 (Michillinda drain)
August 1, 1955 p. 1 (schedule plan)
August 22, 1955 p. 1 ( " )
November 3, 1955 p. 24 (Arcadia Wash improvement)
June 7, 1956 p. 1 (map)
March 7, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
May 6, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
September 1, 1958 p. 1 (County budget for Arcadia)
March 23, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
July 30, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 26, 1968 p. 1 (Santa Anita Flood Control Committee)
Subjects
Flood Control
Item ID
3928AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Looking directly north up flooded Santa Anita Wash. Santa Fe Railroad Bridge can be seen upstream. There is a man in a suit and hat standing at west edge of wash. This was following heavy rains of early March 1938.

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Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
806
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Looking downstream of Santa Anita Wash from east side of Santa Fe Bridge approach. In this photo the tracks and ties are seen completely suspended and a man is walking across the span. Two men are seen on extreme left side of photo.

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Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Flood control
Physical Description
5x5 b&w
ID
813
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Looking east on Duarte near Baldwin intersection. McMickens Realty Service is located on right side of photo. There is a man walking on right dressed in white pharmacist's smock. There is heavy flooding evident on both streets. The Arcadia sign (welcome sign) is visible.

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Date
c. mid 1930's

  1 image

Date
c. mid 1930's
Subjects
Duarte Road
Flood control
McMicken's Realty
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
593
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Looking NE up flooded Santa Anita Wash following heavy rains of early March 1938. Caption on photo reads: Looking upstream toward Santa Fe Bridge. San Gabriel Mountains in background. Where cars are parked would be east side of wash.

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Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
805
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Looking south down stream of Santa Anita Wash. (Puente Hills can be seen in distance.) Caption of photo says picture was taken from PE Bridge and looking toward Huntington Drive Bridge.

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Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
807
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Looking south from Huntington Drive along Santa Anita Wash, following earth-moving preparatory to paving channel.

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Date
December 6, 1938

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Date
December 6, 1938
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
817
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Los Angeles County Arboretum. $8 million cleanup and restoration of Baldwin Lake sought. Flood control district assigns funding; expense to go before supervisors in July. Baldwin Lake is severely polluted centerpiece of the county Arboretum, visited by 400,000 people annually. The 144-year-old lake, dug out by 19th century real estate pioneer Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin on his estate, has been dying a slow death because of the accumulation of street runoff laced with heavy metals, automobile brake fragments and other chemicals that create algae blooms and strong odors. Supervisor Kathryn Barger is championing the project.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 29, 1940
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 29, 1940
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Flood Control
Item ID
3929AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Wash following flooding of early 1938. View is looking west along washed-out Santa Fe Railroad tracks toward Santa Fe Bridge across Santa Anita Wash. People can be seen looking at the damage.

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Date
March 3, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
812
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Stream channel before flood control work was undertaken to build concrete channel. It appears that this is channel that runs through Santa Anita Oaks.

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Date
early 1940's

  1 image

Date
early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
381
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View across dry grass field toward fenced area with two cows grazing. A house with some outbuildings appears in center background. Flood control label indicates it is along Santa Anita Wash.

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Date
April 19, 1940

  1 image

Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
811
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View across storm drain which runs north and south across property at Anoakia, west of mansion and swimming pool. Building on right of picture is school.

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Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam

  1 image

Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam
Subjects
Anoakia
Flood control
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
60
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View (apparently toward Foothill Boulevard) south down wash where pile-driver is at work prior to construction of concrete channel.

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Date
probably early 1940's

  1 image

Date
probably early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
382
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

View NW up flooded Santa Anita Wash from above East bank below Duarte Road, probably the street seen crossing photo from right to left about half way down. Nest crossing north with dark bridge, is Santa Fe Railroad tracks; next we believe to be for a pipeline; last clearly visible crossing is for Pacific Electric Railroad tracks. Photo was taken following extreme flooding in 1938.

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Date
March 3, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
810
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View NW up Santa Anita Wash toward San Gabriel Mountains. Caption says this was taken from Pacific Electric Railroad tracks toward Orange Street (this is present day Colorado Street).

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Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
808
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View of heavily flooded street, probably Duarte Road. There are some orchard trees also being flooded. A white house is shown on left side of photo.

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Date
c. mid-1930's

  1 image

Date
c. mid-1930's
Subjects
Agriculture
Duarte Road
Flood control
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
594
Collection
Photographs
Images
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