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Arcadia City Council considers changing the street named El Monte Avenue to Seabiscuit Avenue in honor of the legendary thoroughbred horse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28855
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Seabiscuit Avenue
Street Names
El Monte Avenue
Arcadia City Council
Item ID
29046AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Filmmakers will spend 5 weeks on a location shoot at Santa Anita Park for "Seabiscuit," a movie about the legendary horse that captured national attention in the 1930's.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24647
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Filmmaking
Moving pictures
Item ID
24837AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Some Arcadia residents distributed unsigned fliers urging people to vote against Robert Harbicht in the City Council election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23093
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council election
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
23301AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker was remembered with a memorial service at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26611
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2003
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2003
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Shoemaker, Willliam (Bill)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
26811AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mount Wilson Vista Girl Scout Council will host a benefit dinner to raise funds for its "Pathway to Promise" program. The program reaches out to girls in underserved areas such as Montebello, El Monte, Rosemead and San Gabriel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29892
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mount Wilson Vista Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts
Fundraisers
Item ID
30078AN
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Newspaper Index
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Heaviest bidding at the I. M. Chart Gallery auction was on items connected to Seabiscuit, jockey George Woolf, and horse owner Charles Howard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25865
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Auctions
Seabiscuit
Woolfe, George
Howard, Charles
Item ID
26065AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police chased three burglar suspects in their vehicle until it crashed at Baldwin Avenue and Valley Boulevard in El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28939
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile accidents - car chases
Arcadia Police
Burglars
Item ID
29128AN
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Newspaper Index
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Monica Rodriguez, a 27 year old pregnant woman from El Monte, died at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The family believes she died of complications from the H1N1 virus (swine flu). The family is considering legal action against Greater El Monte Community Hospital because she went there to be treated October 14 and 15, but was sent away with medicine and cough syrup, instead of admitting her.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31774
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A15
Subjects
Deaths
Rodriguez, Monica
Swine flu - H1N1 virus
Item ID
31971AN
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The city has taken its first step toward condemning part of a desirable downtown block to make way for the expansion of the Rusnak Mercedes Benz. The City Council voted unanimously to move forward with eminent domain proceedings against Arcadia Self Storage, a four-story building on Huntington Drive just west of Santa Anita Avenue. This building is one of five under threat of condemnation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29948
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Eminent domain
Rusnak Mercedes Benz - expansion
Automobile Dealerships
Arcadia City Council
Item ID
30134AN
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Newspaper Index
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Seabiscuit on fast track to urban legend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A18
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A18
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Moving pictures
Film making
Item ID
25698AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 500 Hollywood hopefuls participated in the casting calls for the film "Seabiscuit." Possible shooting locations include Santa Anita Park race track where Seabiscuit raced.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24462
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Seabiscuit
Item ID
24653AN
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Arcadia City Council has voted to impose fees on developers to pay for intersection-widening projects. A chart shows the traffic count at developments, at intersections, and the fee structure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29807
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Developers
Traffic intersections
Fees
Arcadia City Council
Caruso Affiliated
Item ID
29992AN
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A review of the movie Seabiscuit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25960
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 25, 2003
Pages
p. U9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 25, 2003
Pages
p. U9
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Filmmaking
Moving pictures
Item ID
26161AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council voted unanimously to hire a consultant for a citywide survey of historic buildings, with a budget of up to $40,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18186
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 2000 - 2009
Item ID
18433AN
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Newspaper Index
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Infighting at city council meetings over the Habitat for Humanity issue that was voted down is described.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29936
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City council - disputes
Segal, Mickey
Marshall, Gail
Brown Act violations
Item ID
30122AN
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The city council voted 4 to 1 in closed session not to accept Kare Youth League's offer of $2 million to purchase 1.5 acres of the Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course, which is owned by the city and is more than 20 acres in size. Councilman Gary Kovacic thinks the property is more valuable than Kare Youth League's offer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31191
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
American Golf Corporation
Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course
Kare Youth League
Land
Item ID
31386AN
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Newspaper Index
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Featured articles on Seabiscuit include quotes from the book, readers remembering the horse, locals used as extras in the filming of the movie at Santa Anita Park, silver lined hooves on display at the California the Thoroughbred Association's library, information on Gary Stevens, and interviews with author Laura Hillenbrand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25866
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2003
Pages
p. A12, A13, C1, U6. U10, U13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2003
Pages
p. A12, A13, C1, U6. U10, U13
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Filmmaking
Moving pictures
Item ID
26066AN
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Newspaper Index
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Editorial complaint about noise levels caused by dump trucks at the Arcadia-El Monte border.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21154
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2001
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2001
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Rodeffer Landfill
Item ID
21383AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"Seabiscuit" casting call draws hundreds of aspiring extras.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24738
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Moving pictures
Filmmaking
Item ID
24932AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photos of dummies wearing fedoras filling the bleachers at Santa Anita Park for the filming of "Seabiscuit."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24781
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park
Moving pictures
Filmmaking
Item ID
24975AN
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Newspaper Index
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