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Dark, tree-lined street completely bisecting photo from west to east just above, is Duarte Road. Santa Anita Park Race Track is at upper right edge of photo. Smaller oval nearby is a training track. The incomplete oval in upper left is the race track that Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot attempted to build in 1933 but abandoned the project. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Note grove of olive trees on land where City Hall is located today (240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia). Baseball diamond in upper right corner of photo, just below the convergence of the "y" is at Arcadia County Park. Corrected description as of 11/04/2008.

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June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
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Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Colorado Place
Duarte Road
Los Angeles Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
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Michillinda Avenue is street running parallel to left edge of photo. Santa Anita Avenue is close to right edge of photo. Four tracks are in view. Left to right they would be: 1. Training track used by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, 2. Aborted L. A. Jockey Club Track project of Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot in 1933, 3. Small training track belonging to Santa Anita Park Race Track, and 4. Main track and grandstand of Santa Anita Park. Arcadia County Park is seen in lower right portion of photo.

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June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Los Angeles Jockey Club
Michillinda Avenue
Race tracks
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
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Santa Anita Park Race Track just right of center at south edge of photo. Oval to the left of Santa Anita Park Race Track was training track which was removed to make room for Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall). Street just to left of training track is Baldwin Avenue. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Along both can be noticed the conifer trees planted a few years earlier. Street completely bisecting photo just below center is Foothill Boulevard, next one is Orange Grove Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue is partially in view on right edge of photo. Oval on extreme lower left side of photo is old Baldwin training track. Baseball diamond in lower right corner is at Arcadia County Park. Scale: 1"=660'

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June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
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Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Baldwin Avenue
Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Place
Colorado Street
Foothill Boulevard
Huntington Drive
Orange Grove Avenue
Santa Anita Fashion Park (later known as Westfield Santa Anita)
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
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616
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