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More than 1.1 million people came to Santa Anita Park this season, which began on December 26, down slightly from the 1993-94 season.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park, 1991 - 2000
Item ID
4419AN
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The citizen group Neighbors for Arcadia submitted a petition with over 5,000 signatures for a ballot measure to give voters final say over the use of Santa Anita Park. The City Clerk has until July 2 to verify whether the group has enough signatures to qualify for a special election.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Neighbors for Arcadia
Item ID
5812AN
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Children's Storytime Tea at la-Tea-da raised funds for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Foundation
la-Tea-da
Item ID
25943AN
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Essay by Robert A. Jones concerning lower attendance at horse racing events. He discusses the historical importance of Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
June 11, 1997
Pages
p. B3
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Los Angeles Times
Date
June 11, 1997
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
9764AN
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Starting this spring, the new owner of Santa Anita Park, Frank Stronach, is planning the first of what will likely be massive renovations to the horse racing facility.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17448AN
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Arcadia's Rose Parade float for 1995 features the Royal Court sitting in a gazebo overlooking a horse race at Santa Anita Park. The 2 lead horses will be ridden by live jockeys. This fits in with the 1995 theme, "Sports-Quest for Excellence."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
4238AN
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Marriage.

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Newspaper
Foothill Star Tribune - Living
Date
September 6, 1992
Pages
p. 2 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Foothill Star Tribune - Living
Date
September 6, 1992
Pages
p. 2 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Joelle Schmidling
Hoffman, Shawn
Item ID
29342AN
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Marriage.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 19, 1991
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 19, 1991
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Steen, Shawn
Cranshaw, Scott
Item ID
29068AN
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Santa Anita Park race track sold to Frank Stronach, a Canadian billionaire businessman and horse owner. The property is valuable to the city for sales tax reasons.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
26676AN
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The 22nd annual Baldwin Bonanza begins tomorrow, including a barbecue, live and silent auctions, and plant sale. The arboretum's finances and budget are discussed.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 1993
Pages
p. 1 Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 1993
Pages
p. 1 Highlander section
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
210AN
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Western Saddlery is a tack shop in Arcadia that has serviced the behind-the-scenes needs of Santa Anita Park's horse trainers, owners and jockeys for more than 40 years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 1998
Pages
p. B3 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 1998
Pages
p. B3 w / photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Western Saddlery
Item ID
12109AN
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Multibillion dollar businessman and horse owner, Frank Stronach, has signed a letter of intent for his auto systems company, Magna International Inc., to buy Santa Anita Park

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1998
Pages
p. C1 photos
Pasadena Star News
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1998
Pages
p. C1 photos
Pasadena Star News
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16844AN
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The non-profit World Space Foundation has been chosen to lead a team of U.S. engineers that will design and build a space probe that will use large, plastic sails to catch the feather-light pressure of sunlight to power its journey to the moon and Mars. Organizers hope the probe will be launched into orbit by the European Airiane rocket at the end of 1992.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
World Space Foundation
Item ID
3508AN
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International businessman and horse owner Frank Stronach confirmed Tuesday that he and Meditrust, the parent company of Santa Anita Park, have signed a letter of intent under which he will buy the race track.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16845AN
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City officials met with new Santa Anita Park owner Frank Stronach to discuss his plans for the race track. He wants to build a retail and entertainment village and an interactive horse racing theme park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16937AN
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Friday's 6.0 earthquake struck as Art Lerille, 56, and Julie Nickoley, 34, watched horses run in early morning workouts at Santa Anita Park. Nickoley was killed by a plunging 20 foot steel beam and Lerille was injured.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1991
Pages
p. A-10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1991
Pages
p. A-10
Subjects
Earthquakes
Item ID
1494AN
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The Arcadia City Planning Commission voted 6-0 to reject the zoning change for the Santa Anita Park property from "horse racing uses" to "commercial/entertainment," saying it could not approve any changes until it sees a specific proposal.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
5895AN
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The Arcadia City Council voted to request an analysis of the initiative petition submitted by the citizens group Neighbors for Arcadia. The measure would keep the Santa Anita Park race track property zoned for horse racing unless Arcadia residents voted for a change.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Neighbors for Arcadia
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
6080AN
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Bob Elson collects carousel horses and keeps them on an all-wood carousel he built in the middle of his living room on Duarte Road.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Elson, Bob
Carousel Horses
Hobbies
Item ID
26043AN
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Newspaper Index
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Candidates for City Council express views on homeless people in Arcadia, recycling, whether they voted in the last election, and whether they are in agreement with voting records of Assemblyman Bob Margett and Senator Richard Mountjoy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Item ID
26500AN
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Newspaper Index
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