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Aerial view looking east along Huntington Drive taken over the Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Pony Express Museum is just to right of the "y" intersection of Huntington Drive coming into Arcadia just below the wing of the plane. Theater that was opened in 1942 is almost directly opposite Museum. Santa Anita Motor Inn, two buildings east of theater, distinguished by tall tower, opened in 1938. (It was torn down in 1975.) The residential area directly north of there is known as Santa Anita Gardens. Santa Anita Avenue is just beyond Arcadia County Park on right.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs642
Date
c. 1957-58
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Date
c. 1957-58
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Huntington Drive
Pony Express Museum
Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Motor Inn
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
638
Collection
Photographs
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Demolition of the Santa Anita Motor Inn is being completed. Built in 1938, it had become an architectural curio - built as it was to resemble a ship with streamlined characteristics.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1840
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Santa Anita Motor Inn
Item ID
1839AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dewey Butler's Sweet Corn Stand is shown next to the Santa Anita Motor Inn, which opened in 1938. There are four cars parked in front of the stand. Hand written note in scrapbook states, "Dewey Butler's - Golden Bantam Corn, and Melon Stand on Huntington Drive just west of the Santa Anita Motor Inn. The Sweetest corn and melon's you ever tasted, grown in the matchless soil of Old Rancho Santa Anita."

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Date
c.1938-1939
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Date
c.1938-1939
Subjects
Dewey Butler's Corn Stand
Hotels, motels, etc - Santa Anita Motor Inn
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1528
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Dewey Butler's Sweet Corn stand with three cars parked at an angle in front is shown next to the Santa Anita Motor Inn, which opened in 1938 at 101 W. Huntington Drive.

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Date
c.1938-1939
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Date
c.1938-1939
Subjects
Dewey Butler's Sweet Corn
Hotels, motels, etc - Santa Anita Motor Inn
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1527
Collection
Photographs
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View north across Huntington Drive to Santa Anita Motor Inn with San Gabriel Mountains looming up clearly in background. The Chantry Flats Road is seen plainly. Built in 1938, the motel continued to operate at 101 W. Huntington Drive until it was torn down in 1974.

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Date
c.1941
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Date
c.1941
Subjects
Santa Anita Motor Inn
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
870
Collection
Photographs
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