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Grandstand entrance with equestrian-themed frieze, by Chester Phillips, at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

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Title: Grandstand entrance with equestrian-themed frieze, by Chester Phillips, at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936
Contributor: Snyder, Bill
Kaufmann, Gordon B.
Phillips, Chester R., $d 1901-1969
Date Created and/or Issued: February 1, 1936
1936-02-01
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
View of the grandstand entrance with its equestrian-themed frieze of galloping horses at Santa Anita Park. The frieze was created by Chester "Chet" R. Phillips, an architect and designer for Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect of the race track). The two flights of steps 2 the entrance are flanked by planting beds. A sign at the top of the steps reads "Cashiers" and 4 attendants stand on either side.
Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
The photographer, Bill Snyder, may be the same person as William E. Snyder (1901–1984) a cinematographer.
Text from negative sleeve: Santa Anita Club house. 2-28-36. 3054. by Bill Snyder. Feb. 1st, 1936. [Stamped:] FEB 28 1936.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_10835
ark:/21198/zz002h9z2w
Subject: Horse racing--California--Arcadia
Horse racetracks
Grandstands--California--Arcadia
Friezes (Ornamental bands)--California--Arcadia
Art deco (Architecture)--California--Arcadia
Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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