Towns & cities
Santa Anita Park
thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, USA
United States · 34.1406, -118.0443
285 W Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA
Santa Anita Park is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Second unit crews shot establishing exteriors and rear-projection footage in Miami, Rio de Janeiro and at the Santa Anita Park racetrack.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Santa Anita Park as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Notorious 1946
- Nixon 1995
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Jericho
2006–
“The final episode to air included portions filmed at the Santa Anita race track.” Wikipedia
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
“Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley, Utah; Flagstaff, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona; Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia and Magic Mountain in California; Southern Colorado, and St. Louis, Missouri.” Wikipedia
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A Day at the Races
1937
“Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, was used as a filming location for some of the racetrack scenes.” Wikipedia
- The Secret in Their Eyes 2015
- Poolman 2023
Named here by Santa Anita Park’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Santa Anita Park, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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A Day at the Races 1937
“The racetrack sequences in the Marx Brothers 1937 classic A Day at the Races were filmed there, and The Story of Seabiscuit with Shirley Temple was filmed on location in 1949.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn
United States·under 1 km
historic home in Arcadia, California, USA
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Landscapes & nature
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
United States·under 1 km
arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site in Arcadia, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Baldwin Lake
United States·under 1 km
lake in United States of America
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Towns & cities
Arcadia
United States·1 km south-east
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Rancho Santa Anita
United States·3 km south-east
land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California
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Towns & cities
Sierra Madre
United States·3 km north
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Santa Anita Park?
7 productions are recorded as filmed in Santa Anita Park, including Notorious (1946), Nixon (1995) and Jericho (2006–). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Santa Anita Park?
Notorious (1946), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Santa Anita Park?
Santa Anita Park is in the United States, at 285 W Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. Its coordinates are 34.1406, -118.0443.
What other filming locations are near Santa Anita Park?
Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn (under 1 km), Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden (under 1 km), Baldwin Lake (under 1 km), Arcadia (1 km south-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.