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The Arcadia Historical Society building was recently moved to its permanent location across from the Chamber of Commerce in Arcadia Park. The building was moved from 30 North Santa Anita Avenue to First Avenue just south of Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1709AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With the Arcadia Historical Society museum building now completed on the inside, the society's board of directors is planning to appoint committees to catalog and determine how to display its collection of artifacts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1711AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Housing

Item ID: 27876AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The historic Women's Club of Arcadia building at 324 S. First Avenue will be getting its state required seismic upgrading.

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Newspaper: Star Tribune

Date: August 2, 1992

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Star Tribune

Date: August 2, 1992

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Organizations - Women's Club

Item ID: 109AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new 3-story office building at First Avenue and Huntington Drive should have its ground breaking ceremony before November 10, according to Warren Lortie of the development firm W.L.A. Arcon.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Ocatober 26, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Ocatober 26, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 711AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: American Savings and Loan

Item ID: 734AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Historical Society is launched on a membership drive as it works toward establishing a museum to house artifacts of historic significance to Arcadia's early days.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1705AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park Race Track would like to build a helipad on the hillside on the north edge of its property and has sent a letter to its neighbors to the north asking if they have any objections.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2429AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Three local organizations have contributed $10,000 to help the Arcadia Historical Society open the doors of its museum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1986

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1986

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 493AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Chamber of Commerce opened its 50-year-old time capsule which was buried when the iconic chamber building was built in 1965. It contained some film which deteriorated. A new time capsule was buried.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 19, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 19, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 18

Subjects: Anniversaries; Arcadia Chamber of Commerce; Time capsules

Item ID: 34541AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Former Mayor Charles Gilb and Ruth Gilb will donate $300,000 to build a new historical museum. The historical society will contribute an additional $100,000.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 5, 1998

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 5, 1998

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society; Gilb, Charles; Gilb, Ruth

Item ID: 16724AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council, in its role of redevelopment agency, has approved a disposition and development agreement with American Savings for the property at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1270AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Traces of history of the brick building on North First which was recently torn down. Built in the mid-1920's, it housed a restaurant, laundry, and various newspapers including the Tribune. Eventually the Post Office took over the entire building.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 694AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The architectural firm of Sevar and Associates and Dave Szany and Associates have relocated their offices in the restored and remodeled Southern Counties Gas Building. The building, constructed in 1926, is one of the original buildings on First Avenue. It was the home of the Gas Company for 33 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Historic houses; Southern Counties Gas Building

Item ID: 1704AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1713AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is now in a city-owned building, with a curator paid through the city, and is managed by the library and museum director Janet Sporleder. The Arcadia Historical Society owns the collection and a new agreement commits the city and the society to jointly pay for an insurance policy.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 2003

Pages: p. 24

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 2003

Pages: p. 24

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society; Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum

Item ID: 31654AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article discusses Arcadia Historical Society's search for a home for Anita Baldwin's piano as well as other artifacts. The piano, shipped around Cape Horn, is now located at Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's former home.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1706AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Great Western Savings and Loan Association has begun construction on its new permanent Arcadia facility at 700 W. Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-5

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-5

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 695AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia venue Knockouts Gentlemen’s Club is being sued for copyright infringement by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), for the unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted musical works.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 15, 2018

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 15, 2018

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); Knockouts Gentlemen’s Club; Lawsuits; Public performance rights; Strip clubs

Item ID: 35520AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

For the first time in its history, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has authorized using its power of eminent domain to acquire properties specifically for redevelopment. The agency voted to use that power to acquire a construction yard on Santa Clara Avenue known as the Bong property and other properties on the north side of Huntington Drive, between Second Avenue and the Santa Anita Wash.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 21, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 21, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment.

Item ID: 1311AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The Arcadia Historical Society building was recently moved to its permanent location across from the Chamber of Commerce in Arcadia Park. The building was moved from 30 North Santa Anita Avenue to First Avenue just south of Huntington Drive.

With the Arcadia Historical Society museum building now completed on the inside, the society's board of directors is planning to appoint committees to catalog and determine how to display its collection of artifacts.

Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

The historic Women's Club of Arcadia building at 324 S. First Avenue will be getting its state required seismic upgrading.

A new 3-story office building at First Avenue and Huntington Drive should have its ground breaking ceremony before November 10, according to Warren Lortie of the development firm W.L.A. Arcon.

American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

The Arcadia Historical Society is launched on a membership drive as it works toward establishing a museum to house artifacts of historic significance to Arcadia's early days.

Santa Anita Park Race Track would like to build a helipad on the hillside on the north edge of its property and has sent a letter to its neighbors to the north asking if they have any objections.

Three local organizations have contributed $10,000 to help the Arcadia Historical Society open the doors of its museum.

Arcadia Chamber of Commerce opened its 50-year-old time capsule which was buried when the iconic chamber building was built in 1965. It contained some film which deteriorated. A new time capsule was buried.

Former Mayor Charles Gilb and Ruth Gilb will donate $300,000 to build a new historical museum. The historical society will contribute an additional $100,000.

The Arcadia City Council, in its role of redevelopment agency, has approved a disposition and development agreement with American Savings for the property at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive.

Traces of history of the brick building on North First which was recently torn down. Built in the mid-1920's, it housed a restaurant, laundry, and various newspapers including the Tribune. Eventually the Post Office took over the entire building.

Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

Article discusses Arcadia Historical Society's search for a home for Anita Baldwin's piano as well as other artifacts. The piano, shipped around Cape Horn, is now located at Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's former home.

Great Western Savings and Loan Association has begun construction on its new permanent Arcadia facility at 700 W. Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue.

Arcadia venue Knockouts Gentlemen’s Club is being sued for copyright infringement by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), for the unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted musical works.