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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
Collection
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"The Oaks" in the days of Lucky Baldwin

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita - 1875 - 1909
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Item ID
3950AN
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
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A statue of Arcadia pioneer Hugo Reid and his family, including the dog, will be dedicated in a ceremony at the Arcadia Historical Museum.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hugo Reid family statue - dedication
Silverlake Conservation
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
28617AN
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A photo with a caption shows the Hugo Reid statue's move from Los Angeles County Park to a place outside the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum. The statue is of Hugo Reid, his wife Victoria Reid, her children, and the family dog.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
31567AN
Collection
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A Scots or Scottish pioneer Hugo Reid, came to Southern California in 1832, from Scotland. He was the first private owner of Rancho Santa Anita and an elementary in Arcadia carries his name.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Reid, Hugo--biography
Item ID
33507AN
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Arcadia Unified School District will purchase 2 portable classrooms at well under the expected cost of $60,000 each. The classrooms will be installed at Hugo Reid Elementary School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 28, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 28, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Hugo Reid
Item ID
2705AN
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The Hugo Reid Adobe still stands in disrepair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum five years after preservation and restoration efforts should have started. At issue is whether it should be preserved as the Hugo Reid Adobe or reinterpreted as the Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin Adobe.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Getty Foundation
Historic Buildings
Hugo Reid Adobe
Landmarks
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Preservation
Item ID
30424AN
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26 local schools earn high honors, the 2023 California Distinguished Schools award, including Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School from the Arcadia Unified School District.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden will have its historic buildings upgraded and a new 5-year strategic plan is being drafted for the first time in many years. Among items to be improved are the roof replacement and stabilization of the Hugo Reid Adobe (aka Baldwin Adobe), the rehabilitation of the library, as well as roof replacements for the 126-year-old Queen Anne Cottage of "Fantasy Island" fame, and the Coach Barn. Mitchell Bishop, curator of the historic collections, said he plans to rehabilitate Baldwin Lake.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bishop, Mitchell
Historic Buildings
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Item ID
32610AN
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All Arcadia Unified School District's elementary schools earn historic acclaim in California's coveted 2023 Distinguished Schools Program. The award winning Arcadia elementary schools are Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, alternative learning program Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 14, 2023
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 14, 2023
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Department of Education
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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Articles regarding Hugo Reid.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950 p. 1 (article and picture)
November 8, 1954 p. 1 (portrait presented)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950 p. 1 (article and picture)
November 8, 1954 p. 1 (portrait presented)
Subjects
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
4163AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Items regarding Hugo Reid

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1947 p. 1 (Federal grant)
September 11, 1950 p. 1 (picture and article. Addition to Hugo Reid School. Austin, Field and Fry are architects. "School starts here today"-in operation for the first time are the new permanent plant at Highland Oaks School, two portable units added to the Hugo Reid school and the new Longley school, which this year will be operated as a first, second and third grade annex of Holly Avenue school.)
February 25, 1954 p. 1 (expansion)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1947 p. 1 (Federal grant)
September 11, 1950 p. 1 (picture and article. Addition to Hugo Reid School. Austin, Field and Fry are architects. "School starts here today"-in operation for the first time are the new permanent plant at Highland Oaks School, two portable units added to the Hugo Reid school and the new Longley school, which this year will be operated as a first, second and third grade annex of Holly Avenue school.)
February 25, 1954 p. 1 (expansion)
Subjects
Schools - Hugo Reid
Item ID
4209AN
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Items regarding Hugo Reid

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1972 p. 1 (study to block off street)
April 9, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
May 14, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
May 18, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
June 4, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
June 8, 1972 p. 1 (goes to resident vote)
July 23, 1972 p. 1 (diagram)
August 13, 1972 p. 1(solution reached)
August 17, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1972 p. 1 (study to block off street)
April 9, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
May 14, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
May 18, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
June 4, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
June 8, 1972 p. 1 (goes to resident vote)
July 23, 1972 p. 1 (diagram)
August 13, 1972 p. 1(solution reached)
August 17, 1972 p. 1 ( " )
Subjects
Streets - Hugo Reid
Item ID
4287AN
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Baldwin family push to revive Baldwin Lake. The 4-acre lake in the middle of the Arboretum stands polluted, filled with tons of mud and filth from years of urban runoff. Tony Zampiello, executive officer of the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, along with the county's Department of Parks and Recreation, have formed a task force with goal of dredging the old lake built by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in the late 19th century. Margaux Viera, Baldwin's great-great-great granddaughter, a member of the "Save Baldwin Lake" task force, says the shoreline around the lake is collapsing and eroding. See hard copy in VF "Arboretum."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Baldwin Lake
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Viera, Margaux
Item ID
34242AN
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Arcadia would lose $1.2 million in revenue during the next two years under a California State budget plan proposed by Governnor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also, a dog park at Eisenhower Park would open.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 2, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 2, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Budget - Fiscal Year 2004 -2005
Arcadia City Budget - Fiscal Year 2005 - 2006
City Council Meeting -- Eisenhower Park - dog park
Item ID
28733AN
Collection
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General information regarding Hugo Reid's home

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950 p. 2 (Hugo Reid's home)
May 28, 1956 p. 1
November 19, 1956 p. 1
February 4, 1957 p. 1
October 28, 1957 p. 1 (archeological study)
January 27, 1958 p. 3
November 27, 1958 p. A-3 (restoration)
May 23, 1960 p. 1 (opening)
May 4, 1961 p. 1
May 8, 1961 p. 1 (dedication)
July 21, 1971 p. 15 (18th century spinning wheel)
September 28, 1972 p. 21 (history)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950 p. 2 (Hugo Reid's home)
May 28, 1956 p. 1
November 19, 1956 p. 1
February 4, 1957 p. 1
October 28, 1957 p. 1 (archeological study)
January 27, 1958 p. 3
November 27, 1958 p. A-3 (restoration)
May 23, 1960 p. 1 (opening)
May 4, 1961 p. 1
May 8, 1961 p. 1 (dedication)
July 21, 1971 p. 15 (18th century spinning wheel)
September 28, 1972 p. 21 (history)
Subjects
Hugo Reid Adobe
Item ID
3965AN
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The Hugo Reid Family sculpture created in 1937 by sculptor Preston Prescott is being moved from the Arcadia County Park to the Arcadia Historical Museum. Details of the move are given. See also May 2, 2003 and May 3, 2003.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Prescott, Preston
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
25638AN
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A bus shelter will be built on the west side of the Arcadia Public Library. The shelter will be Arcadia Transit's bus stop. Benches and forty trees will be added.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31156
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Arcadia Transit
Bus shelter
Bus stops
Item ID
31352AN
Collection
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