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A history of the Van de Kamp's windmill atop the Denny's Restaurant currently at the northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The Arcadia windmill was built nearly 40 years ago as part of an architectural movement called programmatic architecture, or roadside vernacular, wherein the buildings reflected their tenants. See hard copy in VF "Buildings."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31206
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Architecture
Denny's Restaurant
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's
Windmills
Item ID
31401AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Denny’s colorful windmill lights up Arcadia’s holiday spirits. The blades have been carefully fabricated and the official “turn-on” took place Friday, November 30. It now runs counterclockwise, 24-hours a day with LED lights. The restaurant used to be Van De Kamp’s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35347
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Fasching, George
Route 66
Item ID
35537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Fasching leads campaign to get Denny's to fire up historic Van de Kamp's Dutch windmill. According to Los Angeles Conservancy, the coffee shop was completed in 1967 and designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34393
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 22
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 22
Subjects
Architecture
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34586AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Denny's windmill in Arcadia makes a grand slam through the roof. George Fasching says plans to rebuild are already underway. On Friday, December 29, 2017, the iconic landmark fell off and one blade sliced through the restaurant around 7:30 AM. The restaurant and windmill were originally built in 1967 as a Van de Kamp's Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35040
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Restaurants, bars, etc.-Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35231AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia’s iconic windmill restoration almost complete. Mid-November slated as tentative schedule for installation. The former Van De Kamp windmill atop what is now Denny’s, was restored once, but broke in a freak accident. The current restoration is being done by Joe Sargis and his company Creative Fabrication and Design on St. Joseph Street in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35315
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Meda, Ed
Miller, John (Denny's CEO)
Sargis, Joe
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35504AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Arcadia windmill atop Denny's to be dedicated June 29, thanks to restoration efforts of former Arcadia mayor George Fasching and Joe Sargis. The windmill's new variable speed motor will run about 6 rotations per minute and it will be illuminated at night. Denny's is at northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The location used to be Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery and this windmill was its trademark. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 13, June 23, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34599
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34791AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Arcadia windmill will turn, turn, turn. Former Arcadia Mayor George Fasching spearheaded the effort to get Denny's windmill running again. Restoration work will begin soon, with June as the target for the windmill to run again. The windmill was the trademark for Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, which was at this site, at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue, in 1967.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34520
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Sargis, Joe
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34712AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Denny's CEO considers firing up the old windmill in 2016. It is atop the Denny's Restaurant at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. It used to be the Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, founded in 1915, a Los Angeles institution for much of the 20th century. According to Los Angeles Conservancy, the building was completed in 1967 and designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook. Denny's Corporation CEO Stephen Dunn is happy to explore the possibility of activating the windmill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Dunn, Stephen
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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On September 1, Van Nuys-based BEGL Construction Company will begin construction on the Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27691
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum
Item ID
27888AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Transit funding has been approved. Arcadia Transit is a point-to-point van service, in operation since 1975.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30350
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
Public transportation
Item ID
30536AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33621
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Van Steenwyk, Maxine Dickman
Item ID
33816AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30503
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Van Buskirk, William ("Bill")
Item ID
30690AN
Collection
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Arcadia to celebrate first anniversary of revitalization of iconic windmill atop Denny's Restaurant on June 29.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34911
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van de Kamp's
Windmills
Item ID
35101AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alt School founder Max Ventilla to be keynote speaker at Arcadia Innovation Summit on June 22.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35118
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2018
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2018
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Innovation Summit
Educational conference
Ventilla, Max
Item ID
35306AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31682
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 16, 2004
Pages
p. 32
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 16, 2004
Pages
p. 32
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Pedrotti, Anne D. (b. 1933)
Van De Verg, Martha (b. 1912)
Item ID
31880AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary / death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31683
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 16, 2004
Pages
p. 32
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 16, 2004
Pages
p. 32
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Pedrotti, Anne D. (b. 1933)
Van De Verg, Martha (b. 1912)
Item ID
31880AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is one of a consortium of 22 cities that lost in court over a challenge against a new state policy on storm drain runoff.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31523
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Runoff
Storm drains
Item ID
31719AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District named to prestigious AP District Honor Roll. Only 22 school districts in California honored.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34739
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Advanced Placement District-AP District
Arcadia Unified School District
Item ID
34931AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park to host "largest beer tasting" contest February 22 in an attempt to etch its name in Guinness Book of World Records.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33762
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2014
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2014
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Abbott, Katie
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Item ID
33957AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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