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Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's Maltese Cross has been dedicated as a memorial. It rests on the graves of his four American Derby winning horses.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias Jackson "Lucky"
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
33209AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Anoakia Oaks, LLC
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27353AN
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The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 9, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 9, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Anoakia Oaks
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27356AN
Collection
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The Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women was founded in 1963 by Clara Stocker, daughter of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The Home is profiled. Photo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
Subjects
Stocker, Clara Baldwin
Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women
Item ID
4468AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Renovation of "Lucky" Baldwin's coach barn.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1957 p. 1
March 17, 1958 p. 1
April 7, 1958 pp. 1, 3
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1957 p. 1
March 17, 1958 p. 1
April 7, 1958 pp. 1, 3
Subjects
Arboretum - Coach Barn
Item ID
3874AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than 10,000 brave searing heat for opening day of the Oak Tree racing season at Santa Anita Park. Related story in Sports Section, p. B1

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17680AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
December 12, 1955
Pages
p. 2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
December 12, 1955
Pages
p. 2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Newton, Elias J.
Bund, Florence
Item ID
14146AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27355AN
Collection
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)

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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary. 2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956. 3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure. 4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Adver…
Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary.
2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956.
3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure.
4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Advertiser, February 26, 1969 by I. Hope.
5. "Arcadia gets publicity." News clip, 1927 copied from Alton Green's scrapbook.
6. "The Romance of Rancho Santa Anita." Booklet by Rancho Santa Anita, circa 1948. Eight copies.
7. Lasca Leaves, October 1967. Three copies.
8. "The Romance of the Ranchos." Booklet by Palmer Conner, Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1941. Six copies. Insert of 1919 map of Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County.
9. "Rancho Santa Anita ... trials of ownership." Lasca Leaves, December 1975. Two copies.
10. "The people of Rancho Santa Anita, Part II." Lasca Leaves, July 1956.
11. "From romance to racehorses." Westways, February 1974.
12. "Ranch Santa Anita." Section of the book, Brief Sketches of the History of the Ranchos San Pascual, Santa Anita ...etc. by J.M. Miller.
13. Lasca Leaves, December 1975.
14. a. "Historic Santa Anita: the development of the land." Brochure by the Arboretum, circa 1976. 14b. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, undated. 14c. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, originally printed by California Arboretum Foundation 1976, Revised and reprinted by Los Voluntarios 2006.
15. "Expedients." Four pages detailing Reid's claim. Copied from the collection of Huntington Library.
16. "Santa Anita Ranch, Rancho Santa Anita." Articles from The Westerner's Brand Book, published by Los Angeles Corral, 1956.
17. "The old and new Santa Anita." Westways, January 1948.
18. "Chain of horticulture." Lasca Leaves, July 1951.
19. "The restorations at Rancho Santa Anita." Lasca Leaves, January 1961.
20. "Background to Rancho Santa Anita." By Florence Slocum, circa 1969.
21. "People say." Arcadia Tribune, February - April, 1941. A series of eight articles commemorating Rancho Santa Anita's 100th birthday.
22. "Rancho Santa Anita 'Place of Many Waters.'" Lasca Leaves, October 1967 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
23. Historic calendar of events of Ranch Santa Anita. Peacock Call, September/October 1978.
24. Manuscript of Mrs. C.W. (Emma Elinor Hines) Young. From the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley, October 1978. Photocopy of handwritten manuscript and typed copy.
25. "Owners and cattle brands of the Rancho Santa Anita." The Branding Iron, June 1979 by Jack McCaskill.
26. "The Baldwin legacy." Lasca Leaves, June 1976 by Sandy Snider.
27. "Santa Anita Rancho - history told in book." Pasadena Independent, January 11, 1953. Pasadena Star News, September 23, 1956.
28. "Pasadena the Crown of the Valley: a souvenir." Pasadena Board of Trade, 1893-1894 by E. Norman Baker. From the historical collection of William F. Salisbury.
29. "Rancho Santa Anita - 'Place of Many Waters'." Junior League Community News, October 1957 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
30. "Rancho Santa Anita's colorful past." News clip, undated.
31. "Rancho Santa Anita, chuck full of early California memories; one of the Southland's most beautiful spots." Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1937, page 1.
32. "Historic ranchos' sale recalls pioneer days." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V, page 1.
33. "Two famous holdings to be subdivided soon. Santa Anita and La Cienega Ranch acreage purchased for vast residential development." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V.
34. Town Rambler by Marjorie Hesse: description of Rancho Santa Anita and the arrangement of the rooms at the old adobe house as told by Miss Lena McCulley and second cousin of E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin, Mrs. H. H. Cross. Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936-Jan. 1, 1939. Arcadia Historical Society.
35. "The Romance of California Land Titles" by Stuart O'Melveny. Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1928. (Rancho Santa Anita mentioned on page 13.)
36. Rancho Santa Anita and the development of San Marino and Sierra Madre. From pages 91, 93, 94, 100 of the book Pasadena Area History by Manuel Pineda and E. Caswell Perry (1972).
Subjects
History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
103AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The opening day of Oak Tree marked the introduction of satellite wagering on Santa Anita Park races at Hollywood Park and Los Alamitos. After years of resistance, Santa Anita Park has fully embraced satellite wagering in a bid to win back fans lost to the lottery and urban congestion.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 13, 1991
Pages
p. B-3 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 13, 1991
Pages
p. B-3 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
2404AN
Collection
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The Arcadia City Council unanimously decided to allow music and entertainment events at the 320-acre Santa Anita Park on 30 days over the next year as part of a pilot program. Events can be scheduled for weekdays from 9 AM to 6 PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 PM.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
July 28, 1994
Pages
p. J-3 photo
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
July 28, 1994
Pages
p. J-3 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
3933AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Robert Bertolina, whose father moved to Arcadia in 1907 and worked for Lucky Baldwin, died at age 67. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-12
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-12
Subjects
Bertolina, Robert
Item ID
169AN
Collection
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The restaurant at Santa Anita Park is under construction and will not open for the Oak Tree racing season. Other projects are on schedule.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16480AN
Collection
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$12 million was spent refurbishing Santa Anita Park over the summer. The Oak Tree Meet opened Wednesday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park, 1991-2000
Item ID
10543AN
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The first Phase of the Santa Anita Park race track renovations will be open for the Oak Tree meet.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Renovations
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
27336AN
Collection
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The Oak Tree Racing Association opens its fall racing season.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 1997
Pages
p. l
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 1997
Pages
p. l
Subjects
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
26097AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Santa Anita Park race track will be allowed to work round-the-clock on the renovations to be completed before the beginning of Oak Tree on September 29th.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 8, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 8, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Renovations
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
27136AN
Collection
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Santa Anita Derby Day 5K winners are listed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Derby Day
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
26510AN
Collection
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The new simulcast system resulted in reduced on-site attendance but the Oak Tree meeting showed overall gains against a weak economy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 1, 1991
Pages
p. B-2 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 1, 1991
Pages
p. B-2 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
2405AN
Collection
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Opening day at Santa Anita Park is featured.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1995
Pages
p. A3 photos
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1995
Pages
p. A3 photos
Subjects
Santa Anita Park, 1991-2000
Item ID
5518AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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