The Drive » Stay on Route
66 as it detours briefly onto
Alosta Ave. Take lunch in
Glendora (p321), and shortly
after 66 rejoins Foothill Blvd
in Azusa. Continue onto
Huntington Dr in Duarte, where
a boisterous Route 66 parade
happens in mid-September.9 Pasadena
Just before you reach
Pasadena, you’ll pass
through Arcadia, home
to the 1930s Santa Anita
Park (%626-574-7223,
tour info %626-574-6677;
http://www.santaanita.com; 285 W
Huntington Dr; tours free, race
tickets $5-10; hlive racing
Thu-Mon Dec 26-Apr 20). This
track is where the Marx
Brothers’ A Day at the
Races was filmed (and
more recently the HBO
series Luck) and where
legendary thoroughbred
Seabiscuit once ran.
Stepping through the
soaring art deco entrance
into the grandstands,
you’ll feel like a million
bucks – even if you don’t
win any wagers. During
race season, tram tours
go behind the scenes
into the jockeys’ room
and training areas;
reservations required.
Continue along Colorado
Blvd into wealthy Old
Pasadena, a bustling
20-block shopping
district west of Arroyo
Pkwy, where boutiques
and cafes are housed in
handsomely restored
historic Spanish Colonial
buildings.5 4 p321
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