Arcadia Maps & Directions

1. Head north from Walker St - go 1.1 mi
2. Turn right at Orangethorpe Ave - go 0.3 mi
3. Turn left into the CA-91 W entry ramp - go 3.8 mi
4. Take the I-605 N/I-605 S ramp - go 0.8 mi
5. Merge into I-605 N - go 20 mi
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6. Take the I-210 W ramp to Pasadena - go 5.5 mi
7. Take the Baldwin Ave exit to Sierra Madre - go 0.3 mi
8. Bear right onto the Baldwin Ave ramp to Sierra Madre - go 0.2 mi
9. Turn right at W Foothill Blvd - go 0.2 mi
10. Turn right at N Baldwin Ave - go 0.6 mi
11. Continue on S Baldwin Ave - go 0.4 mi

You will soon see the shopping center (used to be Santa Anita Fashion Park, now they are calling it Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita) on your left. If parking in the mall, you will want to park as far south as you can. The bands are going to be forming up in the race track parking lot just to the east of the mall parking lot. The two parking lots are separated by a fence. To get from one parking lot to the other you need to use the sidewalk on the north side of Huntington Drive. Parking at the mall is a good idea because you will be as near as possible to where the band is preparing for the parade, you will be right there at the beginning of the parade and this is where the band is coming back after the parade. The only thing is, if you follow the band through the parade, you may have to walk several blocks back here from the end of the parade.

When the band moves out, they will move to the southwest corner of the race track parking lot and then go out onto Huntington Drive near La Cadena Avenue. They will proceed west along the center of the street next to the grassy median with traffic moving next to them on the right. They will stop and wait for the light at Huntington and Baldwin and when directed to cross they will proceed south on Baldwin. This is where the parade begins.

The parade will proceed south on Baldwin then east on Duarte Road. At the end of the parade, the band will continue on to the busses. In the past, the busses have been somewhere between Lovell, Leroy, Holly and Camino Real Avenues. Unless you came with the band on the bus, you will need to walk back to your vehicle. You might want to plan ahead and park somewhere in this area before the parade and walk back to where the band is forming up before the parade begins. Just be aware that some of these streets may be blocked off and you may need to park south of Camino Real or east of Holly.

Click here for a map of the Parade Route.

After the parade, the busses take the band back to the mall where they have time for lunch and to relax.

Click here for the time schedule.

After that, they will meet back at the busses which will then take them to Mark Keppel High School for rehearsal.

Here are the instructions as to how to get from the mall to Mark Keppel High School, 501 E. Hellman Ave., Alhambra:

1. Head south from S Baldwin Ave - go 1.6 mi
2. Continue on Baldwin Ave - go 1.2 mi
3. Turn right at Lower Azusa Rd - go 0.5 mi
4. Turn left at Temple City Blvd - go 1.2 mi
5. Bear right into the I-10 W entry ramp to Los Angeles - go 2.7 mi
6. Take the New Ave exit to Monterey Park - go 0.1 mi
7. Take the New Ave ramp to Monterey Park - go 0.2 mi
8. Bear right at S New Ave - go 0.2 mi
9. Turn right at E Hellman Ave - go 0.5 mi

After practice, the band will get back into the busses and will proceed to East LA College, site of the Field Show. Directions from Mark Keppel High School to East Los Angeles College:

1. Head west from E Hellman Ave - go 0.4 mi
2. Continue on W Hellman Ave - go 0.7 mi
3. Turn left at N Atlantic Blvd - go 0.5 mi
4. Continue on S Atlantic Blvd - go 1.9 mi
5. Turn right at W Riggin St - go 0.2 mi

East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754