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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs815
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs820
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

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. A house is visible to the right and a person is standing with his/her back to the camera on the left. There are two sawhorses visible. The San Gabriel Mountains are seen in the background.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1437
Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1424
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. A lot of mud and debris is visible. There are houses in the background and several people standing in the distance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1435
Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1422
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. A sign reads "FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH a MILE." There is an unidentified man walking toward the camera on the left.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1439
Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1426
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue at Perkins Drive. Two or three people are seen walking in the distance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1436
Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1423
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. The front end of a car is just visible in the left foreground. A sign nailed to a tree reads "STRAWBERRIES FOR SALE." The San Gabriel mountains are seen in the background.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1438
Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1425
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. This view was taken at Perkins and Santa Anita. A sign pointing toward Sierra Madre is visible on the left and the San Gabriel Mountains are visible in the background. There is a car on the right.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1434
Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1421
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs812
Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
806
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs819
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
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs597
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
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs811
Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
805
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs813
Date
March 6, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
807
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Looking south from Huntington Drive along Santa Anita Wash, following earth-moving preparatory to paving channel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs823
Date
December 6, 1938

  1 image

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

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs818
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
Less detail

Stream channel before flood control work was undertaken to build concrete channel. It appears that this is channel that runs through Santa Anita Oaks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs383
Date
early 1940's

  1 image

Date
early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
381
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs817
Date
April 19, 1940

  1 image

Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
811
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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
Less detail

View (apparently toward Foothill Boulevard) south down wash where pile-driver is at work prior to construction of concrete channel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs384
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs816
Date
March 3, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
810
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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