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New El Rancho Building, a 2-story store and office affair, located at 1200 W. Huntington Drive, is nearing completion, with occupancy expected in March. Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. are the owners of the new building. Architect is Rowland H. Crawford.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33025
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 8 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 8 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Buildings
Business and Industry
El Rancho Building
Item ID
33222AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four-story downtown building approved. It will be a mixed-use apartment/commercial building at corner of First Avenue and Wheeler Street behind 24-Hour Fitness.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34609
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2016
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Development
Downtown Arcadia
Item ID
34801AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tonight Arcadia City Council will explore building a new $12 million City Hall after the proposal was shelved in 2009 for financial reasons. The existing City Hall is undergoing a $2.3 million renovation and remodeling that includes a new heating and air conditioning system, energy efficient windows, new wiring, carpeting and painting. If Council moves forward with new building, the existing one could be used as a community center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
Civic buildings
Construction
Public buildings
Item ID
33024AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Post Office has a screw loose, really. Controversy and rumors abound in the re-positioning of the blue mailboxes in the rear parking lot of the post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34017
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Mailboxes
Miller, Terry
United States Postal Service
Item ID
34211AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Post Office's drive-through mailboxes returned to their original position so that once again, there is safe access from the driver side, in the rear parking lot of the post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34026
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 27, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 27, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Mailboxes
United States Postal Service
Item ID
34220AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hale Medical Center office building planned at 289 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia breaks ground. Construction began last week on the $20 million four-story medical office building in the southern parking lot of Santa Anita Park that will connect to Arcadia Methodist Hospital via a footbridge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33577
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Hale Corporation
Hale, Dick
Hale Medical Center
Stronach Group
Item ID
33772AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sierra Madre mail carriers will be consolidated into the Arcadia branch, effective October 26. The aim is to cut costs. The post office in Sierra Madre is not shutting down, but mail carrier drivers will instead report to the Arcadia post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33627
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2013
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2013
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
United States Postal Service
Item ID
33821AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital's new wing, a $140 million, 184-bed tower, that opened last month, largely replaces 2 hospital buildings built in 1957 and 1967. This new building helps as Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) plans to address the risks of buildings collapsing during an earthquake. Joe La Brie, a structural engineer said AMH has addressed utility line hazards. Acute services are being relocated to the new tower. See related story about earthquake preparedness at other hospitals in the San Gabriel Valley (see same page).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32623
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 30, 2011
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 30, 2011
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH)
Hospital buildings
Seismic safety and seismic regulations
Item ID
32821AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two story limit

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3816
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1958 p. 1
December 11, 1958 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1958 p. 1
December 11, 1958 p. 1
Subjects
Buildings
Item ID
3689AN
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden will have its historic buildings upgraded and a new 5-year strategic plan is being drafted for the first time in many years. Among items to be improved are the roof replacement and stabilization of the Hugo Reid Adobe (aka Baldwin Adobe), the rehabilitation of the library, as well as roof replacements for the 126-year-old Queen Anne Cottage of "Fantasy Island" fame, and the Coach Barn. Mitchell Bishop, curator of the historic collections, said he plans to rehabilitate Baldwin Lake.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32412
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bishop, Mitchell
Historic Buildings
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Item ID
32610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Arcadia Chamber of Commerce building celebrates 50 years on November 12. A 1965 time capsule to be opened with tours of the building remodel. The building is round and all glass. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 19, November 5, 2015. See also Mountain Views News, p. 7, November 14, 2015 (time capsule was opened and contained film strips, films, and papers).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34362
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 7, 2015
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 7, 2015
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Anniversaries
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce--building
Item ID
34555AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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H. D. Cowan Co., Inc., manufacturer of fixtures for stores, banks and office buildings, will open a new manufacturing facility at 130 N. First Street. This property was formerly a furniture manufacturing facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33015
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 3 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 3 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Business and Industry
H. D. Cowan Co., Inc.
Manufacturing
Item ID
33212AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Downtown Arcadia in 2019. Large mixed-use project (38 apartments, 16000 s.f. retail, office, restaurants) at First Avenue and Wheeler Street will finish and open later this year. New restaurant "Trendy Thai 2 Go" opened at 18 North First Avenue (formerly Stacked Sandwich) and Shabu Lin is about to open at 101 South First Avenue (formerly Zapata Vive). Downtown AIA will be implementing several new streetscape beautification projects this year, planning has started on year-round decorative tree lighting on First Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35455
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association (Downtown AIA)
Business and Industry
Economy
Item ID
35647AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hale Corporation to break ground August 13 on medical building in Arcadia. It will be a four-story office building, built as a joint-venture partnership with The Stronach Group. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, August 20, 2013 and Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, August 15, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33582
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Hale Corporation
Hale, Dick
Hale Medical Center
Stronach Group
Item ID
33777AN
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Newspaper Index
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Denny's windmill spins again. The windmill atop Denny's at northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive was designed by Harold Bissner as the template for Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery's coffee shop franchise. It opened in 1967 in Arcadia, the first of 15 built from his designs. Denny's bought the location in 1989. Denny's spent $100,000 refurbishing the windmill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34592
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34784AN
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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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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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Historic preservation coming to Arcadia. City is in process of drafting ordinances on historic preservation aimed at safeguarding historic districts, structures and buildings. Ordinances are expected to provide defined procedures and criteria for property owners and communities to judge their historic relevance. Correction: see Arcadia Weekly, p. 10, February 22, 2018 and another correction Arcadia Weekly, p. 13, March 1, 2018. Correction to the Historic preservation coming to Arcadia article. Arcadia Weekly recently ran an article about the Arcadia City Council drafting a historic preservation ordinance. It incorrectly read, "The draft would demand the consent of 60% of property owners along with Planning Commission review and City Council adoption." The corrected statement reads, "The Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance proposes that at least 60% of properties within the district must contribute to the historic significance of the district and 75% of the property owners within the district need to consent to the designation."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35092
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 15, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 15, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Draft ordinances
Historic Buildings
Historic districts
Historic preservation
Item ID
35281AN
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Newspaper Index
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Area hospitals are rated on their earthquake safety and readiness. Arcadia Methodist Hospital received a 2 out of 5 rating for all buildings. This hospital has been granted a waiver and won't have to be at a rating of 3 until 2030. See related article on p. A1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32604
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 16, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 16, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Buildings--seismic regulations--seismic standards
Disasters
Earthquakes--safety and preparedness
Item ID
32802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce to hold formal opening of new offices in the Bekins Building on Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33014
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Bekins
Item ID
33211AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A mysterious white substance appeared on desktops at Fortanasce and Associates Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine's office building overnight, prompting hazardous-materials crews to investigate before declaring the scene safe. The substance was identified as potash bentonite, a harmless clay. Because someone broke into the building on the 600 block of W. Naomi Avenue to leave the powder, police are investigating the incident as a burglary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33077
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Burlaries
Crime and Criminals
Fortanasce and Associates Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Item ID
33274AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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